Download This PaperThe Best Test of a New Lawyer's Writing
Michigan Bar Journal, Vol. 89, p. 40, December 2010
3 Pages Posted: 22 Dec 2010 Last revised: 22 Jan 2011
Date Written: December 17, 2010
Abstract
Before hiring a new lawyer from among the short list of finalists, organizations should assess their most important lawyering skill–their writing. The article describes various performance tests, as well as other indicators of writing ability. It also offers some tests for the tester (whoever does the assessing).
Keywords: legal writing, lawyering skills, writing test, performance test, employment, hiring
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Kimble, Joseph, The Best Test of a New Lawyer's Writing (December 17, 2010). Michigan Bar Journal, Vol. 89, p. 40, December 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1727689
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