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Volume 7

The Scribes Journal of Legal Writing, Volume 7

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Cover Page


Table of Contents


From the Editor


Symposium:  The Politics of Legal Writing

Pursuant to Partners’ Directive, I Learned to Obfuscate
Ken Bressler

Welcome to the Real World — From Law School to Bureaucracy
Peggy L. Miller

Now Comes the Unbending Boss
Richard Bingler

Fighting the Good Fight: The Writer Soldiers On
Nancy Bellhouse May

The Headless Snake of Law-Firm Editing
Frederick Doherty

Attorneys: Cause or Cure
Susan Benjamin

Legal Research and Writing: What Schools Are Doing, and Who Is Doing the Teaching
Jan M. Lavine

“Riddikulus!”: Tenure-Track Legal-Writing Faculty and the Boggart in the Wardrobe
Mary Beth Beazley

Stop the Presses: Gender-Based Differences Discovered in the Legal-Writing Profession
Jo anne Durako


Miscellany

The Citational Footnote
Bryan A. Garner

The Great Myth That Plain Language Is Not Precise
Joseph Kimble

Plain Language:  Changing the Lawyer’s Image and Goals
Robert Eagleson

Tips for Writing Less Like a Lawyer
Mark L. Evans


Notes & Queries


Review Essay


Book Notices


Notes on Contributors


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