Scholars of the discipline expanded from dissecting the practice of teaching legal writing and began to focus on law as rhetoric.11 Progressively, the teaching of legal
argument had led to curiosity about rhetorical devices and narrative techniques.12 The importance of plain or accessible language became a
key component of effective communication.13 The intersection of legal writing and storytelling
emerged as an important area of the scholarly discourse.14 The discipline's character developed and created new and
emerging sub-characters within the story.