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Additional resources for scholarly writing georgetown law. Academic legal writing by eugene volokh waterstones. Court of appeals for the ninth circuit foundation press new york, new york. Jeffrey rosen, george washington university law school, and legal affairs editor, the new republic. Although youre not required to purchase these books, reading them is highly. Kf 250 d47 1994 dworsky little book on legal writing, 2d ed. Legal writing in this subject, cali has lessons and podcasts.
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