Friday, January 11, 2008
a pre-orientation reading
Professor Orin Kerr at George Washington University has written an excellent article to include in whatever packet of reading material is snail-mailed or electronically posted for your incoming 1L's over the summer: How to Read a Legal Opinion, 11 Green Bag 2d 50 (Autumn 2007). The very clear, basic explanations of what is in a written judicial opinion might also be helpful for family, friends, or clients who are not lawyers.
hat tip: Professor James Duggan, Southern Illinois University
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http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legalwriting/2008/01/a-pre-orientati.html