Coming Soon: Attorneys Who Can Write Well
Here’s an interesting story from Inside Higher Ed. It’s about this new program at Hamline University meant “to produce lawyers capable of exploring social and political issues through fiction and creative nonfiction writing.”
Here’s a notable quote from the article:
“At the end of the day, lawyers are story-tellers. We make compelling stories for juries, we make compelling stories for courts, for legislators,” said Jon Garon, dean of Hamline’s School of Law. He added that forums for public discourse are shifting and lawyers are increasingly interested in impacting public policy by writing for lay audiences.
