Download This PaperThe Virtues of Brevity
Maryland Bar Journal, Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 28, February 1985
3 Pages Posted: 1 Aug 2010
Date Written: February 1985
Abstract
Let's face it, lawyers are verbose. How often have we heard the fabrication "I only have two more questions, your Honor?" Why do we talk so much and write so much? Is more better?
The author goes on in this short article to discuss the merits of brevity in order to increase precision and effectiveness in attorneys' writing and communications.
Keywords: oral communication, written communication, trial practice, law office management, law office communications, legal writing, attention span, trial lawyers, trial attorneys
JEL Classification: L84, K19, K29, K39, K49
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