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Questions From Readers: Redbook Responses-Part I, K.K. Duvivier
Questions From Readers: Redbook Responses-Part I, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
The last Scrivener' introduced readers to a new comprehensive reference tool for legal writers called The Redbook. This column and Part II, to be printed in the January 2003 issue of The Colorado Lawyer, will present The Redbook responses to reader questions.
You Can Judge A Book By Its Cover: The Redbook, K.K. Duvivier
You Can Judge A Book By Its Cover: The Redbook, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
In a bold move this year, a new book on legal style has burst full-grown from its publishers with a title based on the color of its cover: The Redbook. Although there are other, more established "Red Books," the form of the new book's title suggests that The Redbook aspires to stand on par with The Bluebook in scope and stature.
Nit-Picking Or Significant Contract Choices?-Part Iii, K.K. Duvivier
Nit-Picking Or Significant Contract Choices?-Part Iii, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
In the March "Scrivener," I quoted three examples of revisions proposed in a lease negotiation that were characterized by one reader as "nit-picking." In the June article, I summarized the general responses I received about nit-picking from a number of readers. Two of those readers were kind enough to give me very specific feedback about the three clauses listed in the March article. This article addresses each clause individually to provide help to other readers with their negotiations. Overall, these readers concluded that each of the proposed revisions listed raised legitimate concerns for their clients that were worth discussing with …
Nit-Picking Or Significant Contract Choices?-Part Ii, K.K. Duvivier
Nit-Picking Or Significant Contract Choices?-Part Ii, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
The March 2002 Scrivener asked readers for feedback about how to distinguish nit-picking from requests for significant word changes in an agreement. The majority of respondents believed that the examples provided in the March article raised legitimate concerns. The July 2002 Scrivener will address those specific revisions quoted in the March article. This June article focuses on readers' general comments about crafting agreements to avoid nit-picking.
Nit-Picking Or Significant Contract Choices?-Part I, K.K. Duvivier
Nit-Picking Or Significant Contract Choices?-Part I, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
Because I practiced primarily as a transactional lawyer for the eight years before I started teaching, I can sympathize with both sides of this dilemma. In practice, I ran across two alternative approaches to elases or contracts: the short "gentlemen's agreement" and the comprehensive agreement.
The Aikido Technique For Rebutting Opposing Authority, K.K. Duvivier
The Aikido Technique For Rebutting Opposing Authority, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
A larger and stronger adversary lunges toward you, teeth bared, eyes blazing. Do you respond with equal fury, hoping in some way to match him? Or do you simply remain calm and centered, using your adversary's own energy to overpower him? The calm approach is the Aikido way, and this same approach can be an effective way of responding to negative authority in an opponent's brief.