Law Practice,
Guide to Legal Writing,
Appellate Practice
Aug. 21, 2023
The joy of editing
Careful editing might seem a mere perfectionist’s obsession. But it’s more than that. Appellate Justices spend most of their working lives reading and writing. That is their livelihood, so they take it seriously. Typos and the like stop them in their tracks – breaking their absorption of the substance of your argument. Not good.
Myron Moskovitz
Legal Director
Moskovitz Appellate Team
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Piedmont , CA 94611-3823
Phone: (510) 384-0354
Email: myronmoskovitz@gmail.com
UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hal
There must be something wrong with this title. Editing is drudgery – necessary - but ugh! How can there be any joy in it?
I love editing. It’s like taking a scuffed-up gold ring and polishing it to a smooth sheen.
I got to thinking about this a while back, when helping my then-ten-year-old with his homework. Math and science come easily to Ari, and he loves history. But now that he was in 6th grade, his teacher...
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