Successful Legal Writing

Thomson Reuters ProView™ is designed specifically for lawyers like you. Why do some law students pass their law writing courses and others don`t? To identify the secrets to success, Professor Enquist conducted a case study with six second-year law students as they wrote a motion letter and a call letter for their 2L legal writing course. Based on their 1L course in Legal Writing, two of these students were predicted to be very successful, two moderately successful, and two had only marginal success. Through daily recordings of all their dissertation-related activities, interviews with study participants, drafts of their two short projects, and their professor`s criticisms of their work, the study shows not only the results of harder work, but also the specifics of smarter work. Some of the secrets to working smarter included notes and grade checking strategies. how to divide your time between researching, writing, editing, editing and proofreading; how to search and read cases effectively; effective time management strategies; techniques for organizing one`s own research and staying organized while writing; and access to the teacher as the primary resource. Pitfalls to avoid included procrastination, mismanagement of distractions, and scapegoats. Anne Enquist, Unlocking the Secrets of Highly Successful Legal Writing Students, 82 ST. JOHN`S L. REV. 609 (2008).

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