Stellar Writing for Junior Lawyers: Practical Advice for More Effective Written Communication

Pages54-62
Date01 April 2025
Published date01 April 2025
AuthorJames J. Mcdonald, Jr.
54 THE BRIEF Spring 2025
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Stellar Writing for
Junior Lawyers
By James J. McDonald, Jr.
Practical Advice for More Eective
Written Communication
PUBLISHED IN
THE BRIEF,
VOLUME 54, NUMBER 3, SPRING 2025. © 2025 BY THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION. REPRODUCED WITH PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS INFORMATION OR ANY PORTION THEREOF MAY
NOT BE COPIED OR DISSEMINATED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS OR STORED IN AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE OR RETRIEVAL SYSTEM WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION.
PUBLISHED IN
THE BRIEF,
VOLUME 54, NUMBER 3, SPRING 2025. © 2025 BY THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION. REPRODUCED WITH PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS INFORMATION OR ANY PORTION THEREOF MAY
NOT BE COPIED OR DISSEMINATED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS OR STORED IN AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE OR RETRIEVAL SYSTEM WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION.

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