Many thanks to jennifer lentz at the ucla law library for her help compiling this list. Volokhs work, added his own ideas about good writing not all of which are. Before going into teaching, he clerked for ninth circuit judge alex kozinski and for justice sandra day oconnor. Eugene volokh professor volokhs elegant book is his own best example of academic writing that is both really useful and a good read. Alexander sasha volokh is assistant professor of law and joined the emory law faculty in fall 2009. Academic legal writing fourth edition volokh conspiracy. Sep 17, 2019 new releases academic legal writing university casebook series by eugene volokh. He is also the author of the textbook academic legal writing. Eugene volokh is a professor of law at ucla, where he teaches free speech law, religion clauses law, law, and firearms regu lation policy. Even though only five pages are especially devoted to seminar papers, much of the advice.
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A hostile environment for free speech, printed under various titles in atlanta journalconstitution and albany times union. Introductions and conclusions for scholarly papers georgetown law. Professor volokh offers law students precisely the kind of useful advice about academic legal writing that they are most likely to need and least likely to get in law school. Legal writing resources at the unb law library cathy cotter july 2016 with assistance from elizabeth matheson and daniel boyle 1.
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Jeffrey rosen, george washington university law school, and legal affairs editor, the new republic. Here, volokh runs through some common legalese clunkers, and their simpler, more readable replacements. The legal writing institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving legal writing by providing a forum for discussion and scholarship about legal writing, analysis, and research. Call me biased, but i think this makes an excellent present for anyone whos about to go to law school, or. Eugene volokh teaches free speech law, tort law, religious free law, churchstate relations law and a first amendment amicus brief clinic at ucla school of law.
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Commentaries on american law, and a manual for justices of the peace. Volokh earned his bs from ucla and his jd and phd in economics from harvard university. Designed to help law students write and publish articles, this text provides detailed instructions for every aspect of the law school writing, research, and publication process. Conference on academic legal writing with eugene volokh. Academic legal writing is really in a class by itself.
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