The Art of Written Persuasion: The Rise of Written Persuasion

The Art of Written Persuasion: The Rise of Written Persuasion
By Troy Simpson, Published on May 30, 2008

Introduction

Written persuasion now provides an essential opportunity for lawyers to persuade judges. Yet, even in America, where lawyers have used written persuasion for a century or more, lawyers' written advocacy skills remain under-developed. In this column, I will suggest some causes of the problem and some possible solutions. But, first, I want to set the context by tracing the rise of written advocacy in England and Wales, Australia, and America.2

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