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December 08, 2010
Writing Well: The Boilerplate Vampire.
Our friend Ray Ward is a man any new hire--an ambitious law clerk, sought-after first-year associate, needy Teacup, stressed Tubbie, or even flat-out young Looter-in-Training--would be lucky to meet on the first day of work. Unfortunately, most of us don't, and so we risk a quicker and more hideous transformation to the ranks of generic lawyers, mechanics, "legal professionals", law cattle and, in extreme cases, Crested Newts.
Mr. Ward, a writer, Renaissance man, and appellate lawyer with New Orleans-based powerhouse Adams and Reese LLP, can help you avoid these mutations. He's wary of legal forms, or templates, to do his own work. Indeed, any boilerplate gives him the willies. Read "An Editorial Against Boilerplate" and "The Vampires of Legal Writing" at his The (New) Legal Writer.
A Generic New Orleans Forms-Vampire
Special Forces Vampire-Killer Ray Ward
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at December 8, 2010 11:16 PM