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Contract Drafting Classes Should Introduce Law Students To Real World Practice Like Other Legal Writing Classes, Ben L. Fernandez

Saint Louis University Law Journal

Contract drafting classes in law school should not just be about clear writing. They should also cover more of the process of drafting in the real world, including contributing to the substance of agreements, working with precedents, negotiating contract language, and handling a closing. A textbook author’s opinions about how various phrases should be drafted are valuable, but it must also be recognized that lawyers seldom draft from scratch. They are primarily involved with tailoring prewritten documents commonly used for business and financial transactions. And the conventions followed in those documents vary.

Trauma-Informed Judicial Practice Meets Therapeutic Jurisprudence: Compassionate Written Judgments In Child Protection Cases, Shelley Kierstead

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Society has become acutely aware that trauma arises from many life events and manifests in a range of physical and psychological symptoms. The legal community is increasingly recognizing that clients living with trauma effects would be much better served with trauma-informed services. While much of the emerging literature in the legal field focuses on lawyers’ work, there is growing recognition that judges can also play a role in responding effectively to trauma.

In child protection cases, trauma frequently exists at different yet related levels – for the child who is the subject of protection proceedings, and for one or more …