Legal Writing for the Rewired Brain: Persuading Readers in a Paperless World

ALM Media, LLC, June 2010, Pages: 130

Texas courts are switching to e-filing and the legal community is beginning to do more than 50% of their reading from screens instead of paper. If lawyers do not adapt their writing style to communicate with the electronic reader, persuasion is lost.

Find out how to utilize 10 usability legal writing tools in Texas Lawyer's Legal Writing for the Rewired Brain: Persuading Readers in a Paperless World. Written by Robert Dubose, a partner with the appellate law firm of Alexander Dubose & Townsend LLP, this book will explain how to employ usability tools to write effectively in the electronic world.

Robert Dubose



Robert Dubose is a partner with the appellate law firm of Alexander Dubose & Townsend LLP. Since 1998 he has been an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center where he has taught courses including Insurance Appeals and Appellate Advocacy. He is a frequent speaker and writer on advocacy and legal writing. Robert graduated from Rice University (B.A.) and Harvard Law School (J.D.). He was an editor for the Harvard Journal on Legislation. He is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Appellate Law and is a past chair of the Appellate Section of the Houston Bar.

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