What Great Writers Can Teach Lawyers and Judges: Wisdom from Plato to Mark Twain to Stephen King (Part 2)

Abrams, Douglas

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What Great Writers Can Teach Lawyers and Judges: Wisdom from Plato to Mark Twain to Stephen King (Part 2)

Douglas E. Abrams

University of Missouri School of Law

March 3, 2011

Precedent, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 21-23, Winter 2011
University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2011-02

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Professor Abrams authors a column, Writing it Right, in Precedent, the Missouri Bar’s quarterly magazine. In a variety of contexts, the column stresses the fundamentals of quality legal writing – precision, conciseness, simplicity, and clarity.

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Keywords: Writing, Judges, Lawyers, Plato, Twain, Stephen King

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Date posted: March 4, 2011

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Abrams, Douglas E., What Great Writers Can Teach Lawyers and Judges: Wisdom from Plato to Mark Twain to Stephen King (Part 2) (March 3, 2011). Precedent, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 21-23, Winter 2011; University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2011-02. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1776023

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