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Teaching Research. Kate O ’ Neill NW Legal Writing Conference August 10, 2012. Opportunity under your. The IL LRW Problem. Questions to ask yourself: Is there a debatable issue ? If so, why?. If so, why?. Statutory ambiguity Judicial confusion
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Teaching Research Kate O’Neill NW Legal Writing Conference August 10, 2012
The IL LRW Problem • Questions to ask yourself: • Is there a debatable issue ? • If so, why?
If so, why? • Statutory ambiguity • Judicial confusion • Regulatory/Practitioner Mistake • Insufficient authority • Inattention • Guile and perfidy
Use Your Expertise • Legal Method • Legal Rhetoric • Legal Procedures • And your own practice and education
Publish the Answer (Anywhere) • Identify the problem • Identify the source of the problem • Recommend a solution
Benefits • You’ll be a wiser teacher • The Bench and Bar will use your work • You will impress your non-LRW colleagues with your “substantive” law knowledge and grasp of theory.