Volume 21 – Scribes

The Scribes Journal of Legal Writing, Volume 21

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Cover Page

Table of Contents

From the Editor

“How I Write” Essays

How I Write?
Erwin Chemerinsky

How I Write
Lance McMillian

How We Write, Or Why Having a Buddy Helps
Ruthanne Deutsch and Hyland Hunt

Articles

Judging Readability: A Study of Opinions by Apex-Court Judges from Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States
Mike Madden

Don’t Forget Me! Structure as a Part of Plain Language
Ian Lewenstein

Lists in Legal Drafting: How Brain Science Can Help Student Drafters Produce Documents That Are Easier to Read and Comprehend
Karin Mika

The Word Material Is Ambiguous in Contracts, Why That’s a Problem, and How to Fix It
Kenneth A. Adams

Cover Letters, Distinguishing Yourself, and Sentences Nobody Else Can Write
Patrick Barry

Who Is Being “Assisted”? A Call for Transparency in Hiring Visiting Assistant Professors (VAPs) in Legal Writing
Suzanne Rowe

40 More Writing Hacks for Appellate Attorneys
Brian C. Potts

Going Short for High Returns: A Practitioner’s Guide to Investing in Lawyer-to-Client Executive Summaries
Fred Frost

Consider The Indigo Book: A Manual of Legal Citation
Jennifer Murphy Romig

Book Review

Notes on Contributors

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