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Patrick Barry

University of Michigan Law School

Clinical Assistant Professor of Law

625 South State Street

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215

United States

https://www.law.umich.edu/FacultyBio/Pages/FacultyBio.aspx?FacID=barrypj

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1.

AI-Powered Lawyering: AI Reasoning Models, Retrieval Augmented Generation, and the Future of Legal Practice

Journal of Law & Empirical Analysis, volume 3, issue 1, 2026[10.1177/2755323X261427048], Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 25-16, U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 24-058
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 04 Mar 2025 Last Revised: 27 May 2026
Daniel Schwarcz, Sam Manning, J.J. Prescott, Patrick Barry, David R. Cleveland and Beverly Rich
University of Minnesota Law School, Centre for the Governance of AI, University of Michigan Law School, University of Michigan Law School, University of Minnesota Law School and Ogletree Deakins
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The Rule of Three

Legal Communication & Rhetoric: JALWD, Vol. 15 (2018): 247-61
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 23 May 2018 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2019
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 374 (203,243)

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persuasion, advocacy, legal writing, grammar, syntax

3.

The Animal Farm Principle

Barry, Patrick James. "The Animal Farm Principle." In Editing and Advocacy. (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 24 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2020
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 316 (239,208)

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Time management, writing, editing, project management, advocacy

4.

Digital Lawyering: Advocacy in the Age of AI

Michigan Technology Law Review Forthcoming, U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 24-019, U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper No. 24-019
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 21 Feb 2024 Last Revised: 15 Aug 2024
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 293 (265,341)

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artificial intelligence, chatbots, writing, persuasion, ChatGPT

5.

Elephant in the Room

Scribes Journal of Legal Writing, vol. 20
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 28 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2022
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 251 (306,221)

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Persuasion, Race, Bias, Writing, Editing, Advocacy, Pedagogy

6.

Good with Words: Speaking and Presenting

Ann Arbor, MI: Maize Books. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12367377
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 18 Nov 2021
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 202 (389,821)

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communication, advocacy, speaking, persuasion, poise, rhythm, rhetoric

7.

Editing and Empathy

Michigan Bar Journal, Vol. 97, No. 5 (2018): 42-3
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 09 May 2018
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 185 (411,650)

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legal writing, editing, persuasion, empathy, appellate advocacy, judges, design

8.

Uselessly Accurate

Scribes Journal of Legal Writing Vol. 18 (2019): 27-35
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 11 May 2018 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2019
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 168 (449,518)

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editing, legal writing, advocacy, persuasion

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The Power of the Particular

Good with Words: Writing and Editing. [Ann Arbor, Mich.]: Maize Books, 2019
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 27 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2019
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 164 (459,428)

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legalese, advocacy, persuasion, editing, writing

10.

Noise Pollution

Journal of Legal Rhetoric and Communication (Forthcoming), U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 21-026, U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper No. 21-026
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 16 Aug 2021 Last Revised: 14 Oct 2021
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 158 (474,889)

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Bias, Decision-making, Judgment, Error, performance reviews

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Clarity and Coherence

Good with Words: Writing and Editing. [Ann Arbor, Mich.]: Maize Books, 2019
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 05 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2019
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 151 (494,203)

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persuasion, advocacy, old information, new information, sentence flow, writing, editing

12.

Editing and Advocacy

Michigan Bar Journal, U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper Forthcoming, U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 21 Nov 2022
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 149 (500,001)

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Editing, proofreading, writing, persuasion, advocacy

13.

Sentences Nobody Else Can Write

The Scribes Journal of Legal Writing, U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper Forthcoming, U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 21 Nov 2022 Last Revised: 08 Nov 2023
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 146 (505,974)

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Cover letters, editing, advocacy, writing, persuasion

14.

Feedback Loops

Forthcoming by Maize Books
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 30 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 16 May 2022
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 141 (524,371)

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writing, advocacy, pedagogy, persuasion, feedback

15.

Numbers

Scribes Journal of Legal Writing 19 (2020): 16-24.
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 12 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 21 Nov 2020
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 126 (576,708)

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statistics, persuasion, writing, storytelling, advocacy

16.

The Words Under the Words

Stanford Law Review Online, Vol. 70 (August 2017): 70-81
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 30 Apr 2018
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 124 (584,619)

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Legal Writing, Persuasion, Framing, Advocacy, Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky, Elizabeth Loftus

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The Infinite Power of Grammar

Journal of Legal Education Vol. 67, No. 3 (2018): 853-859
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 06 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 09 Jan 2019
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 118 (608,822)

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Joan Didion, syntax, advocacy, persuasion, writing, drafting, editing

18.

Rhetorical Repetition

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 12 Mar 2019 Last Revised: 08 Jun 2020
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 114 (626,371)

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advocacy, persuasion, writing

19.

Writing as Mapping

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 12 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2021
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 112 (645,052)

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Writing, Editing, Persuasion, Advocacy

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Paragraphing

Michigan Bar Journal Vol. 97, No. 8 (2018): 52-4
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 24 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2018
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 112 (635,507)

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writing, editing, advocacy, persuasion, appellate briefs

21.

Notes on Nuance: Volume 1

U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper Forthcoming, Ann Arbor, MI: Maize Books, mpub.11678299, 2020
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 17 Nov 2021
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 109 (649,907)

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communication, advocacy, writing, editing, persuasion, nuance, rhetoric

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Editing and Interleaving

Legal Communication and Rhetoric, vol. 18 (forthcoming).
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 08 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 14 Jan 2021
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 109 (664,543)
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editing, cognition, advocacy, persuasion, writing

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Good Sentences

Michigan Bar Journal Vol. 98, No. 2 (2019): 40-41
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 24 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2019
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 108 (654,668)

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advocacy, persuasion, writing, editing

24.

Faculty Briefs

Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing, Vol. 27 (Forthcoming, Spring 2019)
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 11 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 31 Mar 2019
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 104 (674,591)

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advocacy, persuasion, writing, pedagogy, advocacy, legal education

25.

Shot Selection

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process Vol. 19, No. 2 (2018): 157-171
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 30 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2019
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 102 (684,672)

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Persuasion, Advocacy, Writing, Editing

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Punctuation and Professionalism

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 17 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2020
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 101 (689,572)

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writing, editing, advocacy, professionalism, punctuation, grammar

27.

Personalize Your Defaults (Especially When You Write)

U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 07 Sep 2023
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 94 (725,554)

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Writing, Editing, Time Management, Advocacy, Persuasion, Efficiency

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Sound and Sense

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 12 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 09 Oct 2018
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 91 (742,061)

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editing, drafting, feedback, persuasion, advocacy

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Corresponding Ideas in Corresponding Forms

Michigan Bar Journal Vol. 98, No. 8 (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 20 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 31 Jul 2019
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 88 (759,537)

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Persuasion, advocacy, structure, parallelism

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Alliteration, Restraint, and a Mind at Work

Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing Vol. 26, No. 2 (2018): 73-75
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 11 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2019
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
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persuasion, advocacy, judgment, writing, editing, rhetoric

31.

Poise

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 08 Sep 2020
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 86 (771,553)

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persuasion, advocacy, communication, speaking

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Poison in the Ear: The Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing of Justice Clarence Thomas

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 28 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 01 Nov 2018
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 82 (803,225)

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sexual harassment, Othello, law and literature, rhetoric, confirmation hearing, Anita Hill

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Breadth and Depth

U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 19 Nov 2020
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 81 (803,225)

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Advocacy, Persuasion, Careers, Writing, Editing

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Show and Tell

Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing Vol. 26, No. 2 (2018): 76-78
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 03 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2019
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 77 (837,727)

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Writing, Editing, Advocacy, Persuasion

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Investigative Advocacy: The Mechanics of Muckraking

Scribes Journal of Legal Writing, vol. 20
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 01 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2022
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 73 (860,052)

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persuasion, legal writing, complaints, 12(b)6

36.

Passive, Pinker, and Persuasion

Good with Words: Writing and Editing. [Ann Arbor, Mich.]: Maize Books, 2019
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 23 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 11 Jul 2019
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 62 (951,658)

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passive voice, syntax, advocacy, persuasion, writing, editing

37.

Errors and Insights

Barry, Patrick. "Errors and Insights." Mich. B.J. 99, no. 10 (2020): 54-5.
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 23 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 16 Oct 2020
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 61 (961,006)

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advocacy, writing, editing, performance, persuasion

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Anticipatory Edits

Forthcoming in Illinois Bar Journal
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 22 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2022
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 59 (980,173)

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Writing, Editing, Professionalism, Clerkships, Law Firms, Persuasion

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Sites of Storytelling: Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

Indiana Law Journal Online Supplement, Vol. 94 (2018)
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 22 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 04 Oct 2018
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 51 (1,063,489)

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confirmation hearing, Supreme Court, storytelling, stage

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Confirmation Bias

The Georgetown Law Journal Online, Vol. 106, No. 1 (2017): 25-32
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 30 Apr 2018
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 48 (1,097,529)

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Supreme Court, Confirmation Hearings, Clarence Thomas, Sonia Sotomayor, Sandra Day O'Connor