Diana Simon

James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona

P.O. Box 210176

Tucson, AZ 85721-0176

United States

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Scholarly Papers (20)

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Cross-Cultural Differences in Plagiarism: Fact or Fiction?

Cross-Cultural Differences in Plagiarism: Fact or Fiction?, 57 Duquesne Law Review 73 (2019)., Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-07
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 25 Apr 2019
Diana Simon
James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona
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plagiarism, academics, law practice, cultural differences, stereotypes, real world, law school

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Focused and Fun: A How-to Guide for Creating Hypotheticals for Law Students

19 Scribes J. Legal Writing 161 (2020), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-18
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 03 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2020
Diana Simon
James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona
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legal writing, checklist, 1L students, problems hypotheticals, legal education

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More True Confessions of a Legal Writing Professor: Chat GPT Makes a Better Therapist Than a Lawyer

60 Ariz. Att'y 48 (2023), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 23-21
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 11 Aug 2023
Diana Simon
James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona
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legal writing, legal education, generative artificial intelligence

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More True Confessions of a Legal Writing Professor: I Will Never Surrender to the Sinful Comma Splice

59 Ariz. Att'y 44 (2022) , Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 21-17
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 22 Sep 2021
Diana Simon
James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona
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Legal writing, comma splices, run-on sentences, grammar, punctuation, legal education

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The Ombudsman Privilege is a House of Cards: The Organizational Ombudsman’s Hopeful but Unrealized Promise of Privilege and a Roadmap for Keeping the Promise

41 Tex. Rev. Litig. 34 (2021), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 22-01
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 07 Jan 2022
Diana Simon
James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona
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privileges, colleges and universities, ombudsman privilege, browsewrap agreements, confidentiality, twin principles, Supreme Court authority

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The Power of Connectivity: The Science and Art of Transitions

18 Legal Comm. & Rhetoric: JALWD 65 (2021), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 20-36, 54 Ariz. Att'y. 12 (2018) 
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 31 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2024
Diana Simon
James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona
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transitions, science behind transitions, legal analysis and writing, legal professions, rhetoric, trial and appellate advocacy

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True Confessions of a Legal Writing Professor: Semicolons Suck

57 Ariz. Att'y 20 (2021), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 20-42
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 27 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2024
Diana Simon
James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona
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Legal writing, semicolon, sentence-level mechanics, legal education

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Legal Education and Trigger Warnings: More Harm Than Good?

18 Charleston L. Rev. 481 (2024), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 23-20
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 08 Aug 2023 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2024
Diana Simon
James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona
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Legal education, trigger warnings, content warnings, scientific studies behind trigger warnings, legal writing

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Laughing Your Way to Academic Success: Can Laughter Impact Learning and Well-Being in the Law School Classroom and are there Cross-Cultural Differences?

53(2) Conn. L. Rev. Online (May 2021), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 20-35
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 31 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 07 May 2021
Diana Simon
James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona
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laughter and learning, cross-cultural differences in humor, gender differences in humor, legal education, classroom learning

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More True Confessions of a Legal Writing Professor: Unlike Belly Buttons, Commas and Periods with Quotation Marks Cannot Be Innies or Outies

60 Ariz. Att'y 24 (2024) , Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 22-22
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 01 Dec 2022
Diana Simon
James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona
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legal writing, punctuation with quotation marks, American vs. British punctuation rules with quotation marks

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Embrace Active Voice In Legal Writing - In Most Cases

LAW360 (Dec. 11, 2023), available at https://www.law360.com/pulse/articles/1770324, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 23-33
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 12 Dec 2023
Diana Simon
James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona
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legal writing, active voice, passive voice

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More True Confessions of a Legal Writing Professor: Exclamation Proliferation and Why it Has to Stop!

58 Ariz. Att'y. 12 (2022) , Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 21-13
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 23 Jun 2021
Diana Simon
James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona
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Legal writing, exclamation point, digital communication, legal education, gender studies, grammar

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Yada, Yada, Yada: The Magic of 3 in Legal Writing

LAW360 (October 03, 2023) https://www.law360.com/pulse/articles/1720327 , Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 23-30
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 28 Nov 2023
Diana Simon
James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona
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legal writing, the magic of three, linking transitions

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The Scope of Employment Test Under the Work-Made-for-Hire Doctrine Revisited: How Covid-19, Remote Working, and the Restatement (Third) of Agency Could Change It

20 UIC Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 219 (2021), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 20-45
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 07 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2021
Diana Simon
James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona
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Copyright, intellectual property, work-made-for-hire, Covid-19, Restatement of Agency

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More True Confessions of a Legal Writing Professor: The Continuing Study of Legal Writing Should Be Deemed a Required Part of Our Professional Responsibility

59 Ariz. Att'y 16 (2023) , Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 22-23
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 01 Dec 2022
Diana Simon
James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona
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legal writing, professional responsibility, duty of competence, ineffective lawyering

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More True Confessions of a Legal Writing Professor: Dictionaries Should Not Be a Democracy

59 Ariz. Att'y 16 (2022) , Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 22-08
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 03 May 2022
Diana Simon
James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona
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legal writing, legal education, dictionaries, irregardless, judgment and judgement, legal writers

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More True Confessions of a Legal Writing Professor: Don't Be a Turkey—Avoid Gobbledygook

__ Ariz. Att'y __ (forthcoming), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 23-29
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 28 Nov 2023
Diana Simon
James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona
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legal writing, plain language, legalese, federal rules of civil procedure

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More True Confessions of a Legal Writing Professor: Response Times Are So Slow These Days, Email is Now Sloth Mail

60 Ariz. Att'y. 44 2024, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 23-26
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 30 Aug 2023
Diana Simon
James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona
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email response time, lawyers and professionalism, ethics, email traffic and mental health

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More True Confessions of a Legal Writing Professor: Is the Phrase "And/Or" Really So Evil? 

Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 24-29
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 01 Nov 2024
Diana Simon
James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona
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and/or in contracts, statutes, indictments, jury instructions, contracts, statutes, legal writing, ambiguity

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More True Confessions of a Legal Writing Professor: Down the Rabbit Hole with Doe

__ Ariz. Att'y __ (forthcoming), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 23-31
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 06 Dec 2023
Diana Simon
James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona
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test for allowing fictitious parties, fictitious names in litigation, Doe parties