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The Virtues of Brevity


Neil Joel Dilloff


University of Baltimore - School of Law

February 1985

Maryland Bar Journal, Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 28, February 1985

Abstract:     
Let's face it, lawyers are verbose. How often have we heard the fabrication "I only have two more questions, your Honor?" Why do we talk so much and write so much? Is more better?

The author goes on in this short article to discuss the merits of brevity in order to increase precision and effectiveness in attorneys' writing and communications.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 3

Keywords: oral communication, written communication, trial practice, law office management, law office communications, legal writing, attention span, trial lawyers, trial attorneys

JEL Classification: L84, K19, K29, K39, K49

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Date posted: August 1, 2010  

Suggested Citation

Dilloff, Neil Joel, The Virtues of Brevity (February 1985). Maryland Bar Journal, Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 28, February 1985. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1650745 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1650745

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Neil Joel Dilloff (Contact Author)
University of Baltimore - School of Law ( email )
1420 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
United States
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