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Attorneys have been known to write more than just the occasional appellate brief. Many are accomplished authors with several books to their name. Fictional novelists, such as John Grisham, Scott Turow, and Meg Gardiner, to name a few, are certainly at the top of the publishing heap. Not to mention the myriad attorneys who have devoted their careers to writing legal treatises and manuals—Hiroshi Motomura, Steven Yale-Loehr, Robert Divine, and countless others. Some even have t

As first-year law school students, we learned the fundamentals of legal reasoning and analysis, research, and the basics of persuasive legal writing. We spent hours writing case summaries, briefs, memoranda, and letters honing our legal advocacy and communication skills. Many of us can write a mean brief but are lost when it comes to writing an article for a newspaper, blog, or magazine. Clarity, comprehensiveness, and strategic use of speech are the backbone of good writing,