The Short Paper

Dodson, Scott

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The Short Paper

63 Journal of Legal Education 667 (2014)

6 Pages Posted: 31 Jan 2013 Last revised: 3 May 2014

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Scott Dodson

UC Law, San Francisco

Date Written: January 30, 2013

Abstract

Short papers have been relegated to secondary status primarily because of their length. But many scholarly papers of under 10,000 words have had monumental impact in legal thought. I argue for a reassessment of the short paper's value and offer some prescriptions for assimilating more openness to the short paper going forward.

Keywords: short paper, plus piece, legal scholarship, article length, short essay, scholarship

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Dodson, Scott, The Short Paper (January 30, 2013). 63 Journal of Legal Education 667 (2014), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2209257