Academic legal writing: law review articles, student notes, seminar papers, and getting on law review
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| Beschreibung: | Incl. bibliogr. references (S. 377-384) and index Finding what to write about (the claim) -- Test suites : making prescriptive claims more sound -- Writing the introduction -- Writing the "background" section -- Writing the proof of the claim -- The conclusion, and after the conclusion -- Finishing the first draft, and the zeroth draft -- Tips on researching -- Editing : general principles -- Editing : getting help from your faculty advisor -- Writing : logical problems to watch for -- Writing : paragraph-level problems to watch for -- Writing : sentence/clause problems to watch for -- Writing : word/phrase problems to watch for -- Writing : rhetorical problems to watch for -- Editing : three exercises -- Using evidence correctly -- Writing and researching : timeline and summary -- A sample highly successful student article -- Writing : seminar term papers -- Cite : checking others' articles -- Publishing and publicizing -- Entering writing competitions -- Getting on law review -- Academic ethics |
| Beschreibung: | XIX, 391 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 9781599417509 1599417502 |
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FOREWORD, BY JUDGE ALEX KOZINSKI 1
INTRODUCTION 5
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 9
I. FINDING WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT (THE CLAIM) 10
A. THE CLAIM 10
1. YOUR BASIC THESIS 10
2. THE DESCRIPTIVE AND THE PRESCRIPTIVE PARTS OF THE THESIS 11
B. FINDING A CLAIM 13
1. FINDING A PROBLEM 13
2. ... IN CASES YOU VE READ FOR CLASS, OR IN CLASS DISCUSSIONS 13
3. ... IN CASEBOOK QUESTIONS 14
4. ... IN ISSUES LEFT OVER OR CREATED BY RECENT SUPREME COURT
CASES 14
5. ... IN YOUR WORK AS A RESEARCH ASSISTANT 14
6. ... BY ASKING FACULTY MEMBERS 15
7. ... BY ASKING PRACTICING LAWYERS 15
8. ... BY CHECKING WESTLAW SUMMARIES OF IMPORTANT RECENT
CASES 16
9. ... BY PAYING ATTENTION TO INTERESTING NEWSPAPER ARTICLES 16
10. ... BY READING LEGAL BLOGS 17
11. ... BY FINDING ARTICLES THAT AIM TO IDENTIFY UNANSWERED
PROBLEMS 17
12. ... BY LOOKING BACK AT YOUR EXPERIENCE AS AN EXTERN OR
SUMMER ASSOCIATE 17
13. ... BY THINKING BACK ON YOUR PRE-LAW-SCHOOL EXPERIENCES 18
14. ... BY ATTENDING SYMPOSIA OR PANELS 19
15. LOOKING FOR FUTURE CLAIMS WHEN YOU RE IN CLASS 19
16. CHECKING WITH YOUR LAW SCHOOL S FACULTY 20
17. KEEPING AN OPEN MIND 20
18. IDENTIFYING A TENTATIVE SOLUTION 21
C. NOVELTY 21
1. ADDING TO THE BODY OF PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE 21
2. MAKING NOVELTY THROUGH NUANCE 22
D. NONOBVIOUSNESS 23
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E. UTILITY 24
1. FOCUS ON ISSUES LEFT OPEN 24
2. APPLY YOUR ARGUMENT TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS 24
3. INCORPORATE PRESCRIPTIVE IMPLICATIONS OF YOUR DESCRIPTIVE
FINDINGS 25
4. CONSIDER MAKING A MORE POLITICALLY FEASIBLE PROPOSAL 25
5. AVOID UNNECESSARILY ALIENATING YOUR AUDIENCE 26
F. SOUNDNESS: PRESCRIPTIVE CLAIMS 27
1. AVOID EXCESSIVE MUSHINESS 28
2. AVOID RELIANCE ON LEGAL ABSTRACTIONS 29
3. AVOID PROCEDURAL PROPOSALS THAT DON T EXPLAIN WHAT
SUBSTANTIVE STANDARDS ARE TO BE APPLIED 30
G. SOUNDNESS: HISTORICAL AND EMPIRICAL CLAIMS 32
1. GET ADVICE FROM HISTORIANS OR EMPIRICISTS 32
2. LOOK FOR BOOKS AND NON-LAW ARTICLES 33
3. WATCH OUT FOR THE HISTORIAN S FALSE FRIENDS 33
4. CONSIDER WHETHER YOU RE LIMITING YOUR DATASET IN WAYS
THAT UNDERMINE YOUR GENERALIZATIONS 34
5. PAY ESPECIALLY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE USING EVIDENCE
CORRECTLY CHAPTER BELOW (PART XVII) 35
H. SELLING YOUR CLAIM TO YOUR READERS 35
I. TOPICS AND STRUCTURES YOU SHOULD GENERALLY AVOID 35
1. ARTICLES THAT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM BUT DON T GIVE A SOLUTION 35
2. CASE NOTES 35
3. SINGLE-STATE ARTICLES 36
4. ARTICLES THAT JUST EXPLAIN WHAT THE LAW IS 36
5. RESPONSES TO OTHER PEOPLE S WORKS 37
6. TOPICS THAT THE SUPREME COURT OR CONGRESS IS LIKELY TO
VISIT SHORTLY 37
J. IF YOU MUST WRITE A CASE NOTE 38
II. TEST SUITES: MAKING PRESCRIPTIVE CLAIMS
MORE SOUND 40
A. WHAT A TEST SUITE IS 40
B. WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND BY TESTING YOUR PROPOSAL 41
1. IDENTIFYING ERRORS 42
2. IDENTIFYING VAGUENESS 42
3. FINDING SURPRISING RESULTS 43
4. CONFIRMING THE VALUE OF YOUR PROPOSAL 43
C. DEVELOPING THE TEST SUITE 43
1. IDENTIFY WHAT NEEDS TO BE TESTED 43
2. USE PLAUSIBLE TEST CASES 44
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3. INCLUDE THE FAMOUS PRECEDENTS 44
4. INCLUDE CHALLENGING CASES 44
5. HAVE A MIX OF CASES 44
6. INCLUDE CASES THAT YIELD DIFFERENT RESULTS 45
7. INCLUDE CASES THAT APPEAL TO DIFFERENT POLITICAL
PERSPECTIVES 45
8. INCLUDE CASES THAT IMPLICATE DIFFERENT INTERESTS AND POLICY
ARGUMENTS 45
III. WRITING THE INTRODUCTION 47
A. THE ROLE OF THE INTRODUCTION 47
B. SHOW THAT THERE S A PROBLEM, AND DO SO CONCRETELY 47
C. STATE THE CLAIM 48
D. FRAME THE ISSUE 48
E. DO ALL THIS QUICKLY AND FORCEFULLY 49
F. SOME WAYS TO START THE INTRODUCTION 50
1. START WITH THE CONCRETE QUESTIONS YOU WILL TRY TO ANSWER 50
2. START WITH CONCRETE EXAMPLES 51
3. START WITH AN ENGAGING STORY 52
4. START WITH A CONCRETE BUT VIVID HYPOTHETICAL THAT
ILLUSTRATES YOUR POINT 54
5. START WITH AN EXPLANATION OF A CONTROVERSY 55
6. START WITH AN ARGUMENT OR CONVENTIONAL WISDOM YOU WANT
TO REBUT 58
G. ORGANIZE THE INTRODUCTION AS A ROADMAP 60
IV. WRITING THE BACKGROUND SECTION 63
A. FOCUS ON THE NECESSARY FACTS AND LEGAL RULES 63
B. SYNTHESIZE THE PRECEDENTS; DON T SUMMARIZE EACH ONE 64
V. WRITING THE PROOF OF THE CLAIM 67
A. SHOW YOUR PRESCRIPTION IS BOTH DOCTRINALLY SOUND AND GOOD
POLICY 67
B. BE CONCRETE 67
C. USE THE TEST SUITE 67
D. CONFRONT THE OTHER SIDE S ARGUMENTS, BUT FOCUS ON YOUR OWN 68
E. TURN PROBLEMS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE 68
1. IMPROVE YOUR ARGUMENT 68
2. REFINE YOUR CLAIM 69
3. ACKNOWLEDGE UNCERTAINTY 69
4. ACKNOWLEDGE COSTS 70
F. CONNECT TO BROADER, PARALLEL, AND SUBSIDIARY ISSUES 70
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1. MAKE YOUR ARTICLE RICHER: GO BEYOND THE BASIC CLAIM 70
2. CONNECTIONS: IMPORTING FROM BROADER DEBATES 71
3. CONNECTIONS: EXPORTING TO BROADER DEBATES 72
4. CONNECTIONS: IMPORTING FROM PARALLEL AREAS 72
5. CONNECTIONS: EXPORTING TO PARALLEL AREAS 73
6. CONNECTIONS TO SUBSIDIARY QUESTIONS 73
7. A CAUTIONARY NOTE 74
VI. THE CONCLUSION, AND AFTER THE CONCLUSION 76
A. WRITE THE CONCLUSION 76
B. REWRITE THE INTRODUCTION AFTER THE DRAFT IS DONE 76
1. REWRITE THE INTRODUCTION IN LIGHT OF HOW YOUR THINKING HAS
CHANGED 76
2. NOTE ALL YOUR IMPORTANT AND NONOBVIOUS DISCOVERIES 76
C. DECIDE WHAT TO SET ASIDE 78
VII. FINISHING THE FIRST DRAFT, AND THE ZEROTH
DRAFT 81
A. DEFEAT WRITER S BLOCK BY SKIPPING AROUND 81
B. THE ZEROTH DRAFT 81
C. AS YOU WRITE, USE SUBSECTION HEADINGS 82
D. USE A TABLE OF CONTENTS 83
E. NOTE DOWN ALL YOUR IDEAS 84
VEIL TIPS ON RESEARCHING 85
A. IDENTIFYING SAMPLE CASES AND INCIDENTS 85
B. UNDERSTANDING THE LAW 87
1. GET THE BIG PICTURE 87
2. GET THE DETAILS 88
3. FIND OTHER WORKS ON THE TOPIC (THE LITERATURE SEARCH) 89
4. IDENTIFY HOW THE ARTICLES YOU FIND ARE RELEVANT 90
C. KNOWING WHEN TO START WRITING 91
D. DIGGING DEEPER INTO THE KEY SOURCES 92
E. DIGGING DEEPER INTO THE SUBJECT OF THE LEGAL RULES 94
F. TALKING TO YOUR SCHOOL S REFERENCE LIBRARIANS 95
1. IF YOU VE SELECTED A TOPIC 95
2. IF YOU RE LOOKING FOR A TOPIC 96
3. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT A SPECIFIC TASK 96
4. IF YOU WANT BLUEBOOKING HELP 97
5. TALK TO THE LIBRARIANS WITH THE RIGHT ATTITUDE 97
G. USE BOOKS AND TREATISES 97
H. USE THE MOST READABLE PRINTOUT FORMATS 97
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I. SEARCH FOR OLDER ARTICLES ON HEINONLINE 98
J. USE ATLEAST, NOT W/, AND SY,DI() SEARCHES 98
K. RESEARCHING OLDER ANGLO-AMERICAN LAW 98
1. OLD TREATISES 99
2. OLD ENGLISH CASES 99
3. MODERN HISTORY BOOKS AND ARTICLES 99
4. ONLINE DATABASES 100
5. REPORTERS THAT AREN T ON WESTLAW AND LEXIS 100
6. WATCHING OUT FOR PAST LEGAL CONVENTIONS 101
7. WATCHING OUT FOR OLD CITATION FORMATS 102
8. FINDING THE RIGHT TERMS TO SEARCH FOR 102
IX. EDITING: GENERAL PRINCIPLES 105
A. GO THROUGH MANY DRAFTS 105
B. IF YOU SEE NO RED MARKS ON A PARAGRAPH, EDIT IT AGAIN 106
C. IF YOU NEED TO REREAD SOMETHING TO UNDERSTAND IT, REWRITE IT ..106
D. ASK WHY? 106
E. ASK WHY NOT? 107
F. USE YOUR IMAGINARY FRIEND (AND ADVERSARY) 107
G. USE A TRUSTED CLASSMATE (OR TWO) 107
H. READ THE DRAFT WITH NEW EYES 108
I. CONQUER YOUR FEAR 108
J. THERE ARE NO LAZY READERS*ONLY BUSY READERS 108
X. EDITING: GETTING HELP FROM YOUR FACULTY
ADVISOR 110
A. ASK YOUR ADVISOR FOR ESPECIALLY DETAILED ADVICE 110
B. GIVE YOUR ADVISOR AN ALREADY CLOSELY PROOFREAD DRAFT 110
C. GIVE YOUR ADVISOR A ROUGH DRAFT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE 110
D. TREAT EACH EDITING COMMENT AS A GLOBAL SUGGESTION ILL
XI. WRITING: LOGICAL PROBLEMS TO WATCH FOR 112
A. CATEGORICAL ASSERTIONS 112
B. INSISTENCE ON PERFECTION 112
C. FALSE ALTERNATIVES 112
D. MISSING PIECES 113
E. CRITICISMS THAT COULD APPLY TO EVERYTHING 113
F. METAPHORS 114
G. UNDEFINED TERMS 115
H. UNDEFENDED ASSERTIONS, AND ARGUABLY VRAISES CONCERNS 116
I. PROOFREAD, PROOFREAD, PROOFREAD 116
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XII. WRITING: PARAGRAPH-LEVEL PROBLEMS TO
WATCH FOR 117
A. PARAGRAPHS WITHOUT A COMMON THEME 117
B. LONG PARAGRAPHS 117
C. INADEQUATE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PARAGRAPHS 117
XIII. WRITING: SENTENCE/CLAUSE PROBLEMS TO
WATCH FOR 119
A. REDUNDANCY 119
B. UNNECESSARY INTRODUCTORY CLAUSES 119
C. OTHER UNNECESSARY PHRASES 120
D. NEEDLESS TANGENTIAL DETAIL 121
XIV. WRITING: WORD/PHRASE PROBLEMS TO WATCH
FOR 123
A. LEGALESE/BUREAUCRATESE 123
B. NOMINALIZATION 123
C. LONG SYNONYMS FOR SHORT PHRASES (OR FOR SINGLE WORDS) 124
D. APPENDIX 1 124
E. MISPLACED ATTEMPTS AT DIGNITY 124
F. UNNECESSARY ABSTRACTIONS 125
G. PASSIVE VOICE 126
H. SIMPLE WORD CHOICE MISTAKES 127
I. INATTENTIVENESS TO THE LITERAL MEANING OF A WORD 127
J. ERRORS OBSCURED BY INTERVENING WORDS 128
K. INATTENTIVENESS TO HOW WORDS ARE NORMALLY USED 128
L. FAILING TO LISTEN TO YOUR DOUBTS 129
M. USING NEEDLESSLY FANCY WORDS 129
N. TIP: READ A USAGE GUIDE 131
0. CLICHES 132
P. FIGURATIVE PHRASES 132
1. OVERRELYING ON THE FIGURE OF SPEECH INSTEAD OF ON A
SUBSTANTIVE ARGUMENT 132
2. FORGETTING THE LITERAL MEANING OF THE FIGURATIVE PHRASE 133
3. MISUSING THE FIGURATIVE PHRASE 134
4. BEING TEMPTED INTO USING A FIGURATIVE PHRASE THAT ISN T
EXACTLY RIGHT 134
Q. CULTURAL ALLUSIONS (HIGH CULTURE OR POP CULTURE) 135
R. ABBREVIATIONS 136
XV. WRITING: RHETORICAL PROBLEMS TO WATCH FOR.. 138
A. UNDULY HARSH CRITICISM 138
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B. PERSONALIZED CRITICISM 139
C. CARICATURED CRITICISM 139
XVI. EDITING: THREE EXERCISES 141
A. BASIC EDITING 141
B. EDITING FOR CONCRETENESS 141
XVII. USING EVIDENCE CORRECTLY 143
A. READ, QUOTE, AND CITE THE ORIGINAL SOURCE 143
1. LEGAL EVIDENCE 143
2. HISTORICAL, ECONOMIC, OR SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE 146
3. NEWSPAPERS 147
4. TRANSCRIPTS 151
5. WEBSITES 151
6. WIKIPEDIA 152
7. AVOID FALLING INTO OTHERS BAD HABITS 153
B. CHECK THE STUDIES ON WHICH YOU RELY 153
C. COMPROMISE WISELY 154
D. BE CAREFUL WITH THE TERMS YOU USE 155
1. AVOID FALSE SYNONYMS 155
2. INCLUDE ALL NECESSARY QUALIFIERS 156
3. USE PRECISE TERMS RATHER THAN VAGUE ONES 157
E. TRY TO AVOID FORESEEABLE MISUNDERSTANDINGS 157
F. UNDERSTAND YOUR SOURCE 158
G. HANDLE SURVEY EVIDENCE CORRECTLY 161
1. WHAT DO SURVEYS MEASURE? 161
2. ERRORS IN GENERALIZING FROM THE RESPONDENTS TO A BROADER
GROUP 161
3. ERRORS IN GENERALIZING FROM THE QUESTION BEING ASKED 164
4. ERRORS CAUSED BY IGNORING INFORMATION FROM THE SAME
SURVEY 167
5. RESPONDENTS GIVING INCORRECT ANSWERS TO POLLSTERS 169
6. AN EXERCISE 170
H. BE EXPLICIT ABOUT YOUR ASSUMPTIONS 171
1. INFERRING FROM CORRELATION TO CAUSATION 172
2. EXTRAPOLATING ACROSS PLACES, TIMES, OR POPULATIONS 173
3. INFERRING FROM ONE VARIABLE TO ANOTHER 179
4. A SUMMARY PLUS AN EXERCISE 180
I. MAKE SURE YOUR COMPARISONS MAKE SENSE 181
1. CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATIONS FOR DISPARITIES 182
2. MAKE SURE THAT COST/BENEFIT COMPARISONS SENSIBLY QUANTIFY
COSTS AND BENEFITS 183
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3. SAY HOW MANY CASES THE COMPARISON IS BASED ON, AND HOW
SMALL CHANGES IN SELECTION MAY CHANGE THE RESULT 184
4. MAKE SURE YOUR COMPARISON AT LEAST SHOWS CORRELATION,
EVEN BEFORE YOU WORRY ABOUT WHETHER IT SHOWS CAUSATION 187
5. BEWARE OF 10% OF ALL XS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 25% OF ALL YS
COMPARISONS 188
J. A SOURCE-CHECKING EXERCISE 190
K. SUMMARY 191
XVIII. WRITING AND RESEARCHING: TIMELINE AND
SUMMARY 193
A. BUDGETING YOUR TIME 193
B. SUMMARY 195
1. CHOOSE A TOPIC 195
2. MAKE A CLAIM 195
3. WRITE A FIRST DRAFT 195
4. EDIT 196
5. PUBLISH AND PUBLICIZE 196
6. THINK ABOUT YOUR NEXT ARTICLE 196
XDC A SAMPLE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL STUDENT
ARTICLE 197
XX. TURNING PRACTICAL WORK INTO ARTICLES 247
A. THE BIG PICTURE 247
B. EXTRACT 248
C. DEEPEN 248
1. QUESTION EXISTING LAW 249
2. TAKE COUNTERARGUMENTS SERIOUSLY 249
3. REFLECT ON YOUR INITIAL GOAL 249
D. BROADEN 250
E. CONNECT 251
XXI. WRITING SEMINAR TERM PAPERS 252
A. INTRODUCTION: COMPARING SEMINAR TERM PAPERS AND ACADEMIC
ARTICLES 252
1. NONOBVIOUSNESS 252
2. SOUNDNESS 252
3. WRITING AND STRUCTURE 252
4. UTILITY 252
5. NOVELTY 253
B. FIGURING OUT WHAT YOUR INSTRUCTOR EXPECTS 253
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C. FINDING A TOPIC 254
1. ASK THE TEACHER 254
2. PAY ATTENTION TO THE READINGS 254
3. PAY ATTENTION TO THE DISCUSSIONS 254
4. PAY ATTENTION TO THE NEWS 255
D. BUDGETING YOUR TIME 255
E. TURNING THE PAPER INTO A PUBLISHABLE ARTICLE 255
XXII. CITE-CHECKING OTHERS ARTICLES 257
A. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CITE*CHECKERS 257
B. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LAW REVIEW EDITORS 259
XXIII. PUBLISHING AND PUBLICIZING 260
A. CONSIDER PUBLISHING OUTSIDE YOUR SCHOOL 260
1. YOU CAN 260
2. YOU SHOULD 260
3. HERE S HOW 262
B. CHOOSING A TITLE 270
1. THE THREE FUNCTIONS OF A TITLE 270
2. START WITH A DESCRIPTIVE TITLE 270
3. TRY INCLUDING YOUR KEY INNOVATIVE CONCEPT IN THE TITLE 271
4. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THE TITLE WITTY, CONSIDER THAT ONLY
AFTER YOU VE MADE IT DESCRIPTIVE 272
5. EDIT THE TITLE ESPECIALLY CAREFULLY 273
6. AVOID CASE NAMES 273
7. AVOID JARGON, LITTLE-KNOWN TERMS, AND STATUTORY CITATIONS ....274
8. CHOOSE YOUR ROLE MODELS WISELY 274
9. AN EXAMPLE 274
C. WRITING AN ABSTRACT 275
D. WORKING WITH LAW JOURNAL EDITORS 279
1. HAVE THE RIGHT ATTITUDE ABOUT EDITS 280
2. INSIST ON SEEING ALL CHANGES 282
3. ALWAYS KEEP A COPY OF ANY MARKED-UP DRAFT YOU MAIL 283
4. MAKE SURE YOUR EARLIER CHANGES WERE PROPERLY ENTERED 283
5. USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EDIT MORE YOURSELF 283
6. KEEP THE COPYRIGHT, BUT GRANT NONEXCLUSIVE RIGHTS 284
E. PUBLICIZING THE ARTICLE BEFORE IT S PUBLISHED 286
1. POST THE ARTICLE ON SSRN 286
2. E-MAIL BLOGGERS IN YOUR FIELD 287
F. PUBLICIZING THE PUBLISHED ARTICLE 288
1. REPRINTS 288
2. DISTRIBUTING THE ARTICLE ELECTRONICALLY 289
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G. PLANNING THE NEXT ARTICLE 290
XXIV. ENTERING WRITING COMPETITIONS 291
A. WHY YOU SHOULD DO THIS 291
B. COMPETITIONS THAT DON T OFFER PUBLICATION 291
C. COMPETITIONS THAT GUARANTEE PUBLICATION 292
D. COMPETITIONS THAT OFFER A CHANCE FOR PUBLICATION 294
E. COMPETITIONS THAT SOLICIT PUBLISHED PIECES 295
F. COMPETITIONS THAT SOLICIT UNPUBLISHED PIECES 295
XXV. GETTING ON LAW REVIEW 297
A. WHAT IS A LAW REVIEW? 297
B. WHY BE ON A LAW REVIEW? 298
1. THE CREDENTIAL 298
2. EDITING, PROOFREADING, AND SOURCE-CHECKING TRAINING 298
3. AN INCENTIVE TO WRITE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLISH 298
4. AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO COOPERATIVE AND VALUABLE WORK 299
5. EXPOSURE TO IDEAS 299
C. WHICH LAW REVIEW? 299
D. MAKING LAW REVIEW 300
E. WRITING ON: BACKGROUND 301
F. WHAT THE COMPETITIONS ARE LIKE 301
G. BEGIN BEFORE THE COMPETITION STARTS 302
1. DO BACKGROUND READING 302
2. ESPECIALLY FOCUS ON THE BLUEBOOK 303
3. CHECK PAST COMPETITIONS 305
4. TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT 305
5. REVIEW YOUR PROFESSORS COMMENTS ON YOUR WRITTEN WORK 306
6. CLEAR YOUR CALENDAR 306
7. FIGURE OUT HOW YOUR FRIENDS CAN HELP (INCLUDING BY
STAYING QUIET) 307
8. THE REALLY GOOD AND FORTUNATE FRIENDS CAN HELP BY LENDING
YOU THEIR APARTMENTS 307
9. OH, NO! I M READING THIS CHAPTER THE DAY BEFORE THE
COMPETITION IS TO START 308
H. A TIMELINE FOR AFTER YOU START 308
1. START QUICKLY 308
2. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS 308
3. PHOTOCOPY 309
4. READ THE ASSIGNMENT AND THE SOURCE MATERIALS 309
5. CHOOSE A CLAIM 310
6. IF YOU CAN T FIND THE PERFECT CLAIM, GO WITH WHAT YOU HAVE....312
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7. DO THE EDITING/PROOFREADING/BLUEBOOKING TEST (IF THERE IS
ONE) 313
8. WRITE A ROUGH DRAFT OF THE PAPER, QUICKLY 315
9. USE THE SOURCES EFFECTIVELY , 322
10. AFTER THE FIRST DRAFT IS DONE, GO OVER WHAT YOU VE
HIGHLIGHTED IN THE SOURCES 324
11. IGNORE THE MID-COMPETITION BLUES 324
12. WHEN YOU HAVE A MOMENT, REREAD THE INSTRUCTIONS 325
13. EDIT 325
14. IF YOU HAVE TIME, REREAD THIS SECTION AND THE WRITING
SECTIONS 328
15. WHAT TO DO IF YOU RE OVER THE PAGE LIMIT 329
16. NEAR THE END 330
I. SPECIAL SUGGESTIONS FOR CASE NOTES 332
J. THE PERSONAL STATEMENT 332
1. WRITE WELL AND PROOFREAD CAREFULLY 332
2. PAY ATTENTION TO THE INSTRUCTIONS 333
3. MAKE YOURSELF SOUND INTERESTING, BUT POLITICALLY
UNTHREATENING 333
4. IF YOU RE APPLYING TO A SPECIALTY JOURNAL, STRESS YOUR
INTEREST OR EXPERIENCE IN THE SPECIALTY 333
XXVI. ACADEMIC ETHICS 334
A. AVOIDING PLAGIARISM 334
1. THE TWO HARMS OF PLAGIARISM 334
2. YOUR OBLIGATIONS 335
3. COPYING FROM YOURSELF 337
B. BEING CANDID 338
C. BEING FAIR AND POLITE TO YOUR ADVERSARIES 339
D. BEING FAIR TO THE LAW REVIEW EDITORS WHO PUBLISH YOUR
ARTICLE 339
E. PRESERVING CONFIDENTIALITY 339
F. TREATING SOURCES FAIRLY 340
G. MAKING DATA AVAILABLE 341
CONCLUSION 343
APPENDIX I: CLUMSY WORDS AND PHRASES 344
A. NEEDLESSLY FORMAL WORDS 344
1. VERBS 344
2. NOUNS 346
3. ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS, CONJUNCTIONS, AND PREPOSITIONS 346
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B. CIRCUMLOCUTIONS 347
1. GENERALLY 347
2. VERBS TURNED INTO NOUNS OR ADJECTIVES 349
3. THE FACT THAT 350
C. REDUNDANCIES 350
APPENDIX II: ANSWERS TO EXERCISES 352
A. EDITING EXERCISES 352
1. BASIC EDITING, P. 141 352
2. EDITING FOR CONCRETENESS, P. 141 357
B. UNDERSTAND YOUR SOURCE, P. 159 360
C. USA TODAY SURVEY REPORT, P. 170 362
D. DRUNK DRIVING STUDY, P. 179 363
E. SOURCE-CHECKING EXERCISE, P. 179 364
1. THE FIRST CLAIM 366
2. THE SECOND CLAIM 368
APPENDDXIII: SAMPLE COVER LETTERS 371
A. FOR SENDING AN ARTICLE TO LAW REVIEWS 371
B. FOR SENDING A REPRINT TO POTENTIAL READERS 372
C. FOR SENDING A REPRINT TO POTENTIAL READERS ON WHOSE WORK
YOU SUBSTANTIALLY RELY 374
ENDNOTES 377
INDEX 385
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