It relies on armies of lawyers to
write the headnotes, assign the key numbers and create the editorial enhancements that add value to the raw cases it publishes.
To accomplish all this and bring itself up to competitive speed, Bloomberg hired an army of lawyers — some 500 now on the payroll, I was told — and has them nose to the grindstone
writing headnotes, tagging cases and readying a law digest.
the role of legal editors in the selection of cases, and their role in adding keywords and
writing headnotes
However, Bloomberg Law's reference guide and marketing materials say that cases include staff -
written headnotes and points of law.
Our editors, when
writing a headnote, attempt to apply the rules stated by Wydick.
What I like about this example (and there are others like it) is that editors at West also
wrote the headnote in verse, using their own rhymes!
Not exact matches
Gorgeous photos are styled and shot and welcoming
headnotes are thoughtfully
written.
If you want to include a recipe from your favorite cookbook, give them attribution in the
headnote (e.g., adapted from Amanda Hesser's cardamom French toast in Food52) and
write your own steps.
And I believe that, now more than ever, we need professionally -
written, quality
headnotes with extensive critical apparatus (including a topical numbering system) for all «reported» cases.
This instalment is
written in response to Eric Appleby's recent post on «The Future of
Headnotes».
Louis Mirando stated in part: «we need professionally -
written, quality
headnotes with extensive critical apparatus (including a topical numbering system)».
Recently Chief Justice Wagner announced that the Supreme Court will modernize its
headnotes by adding a summary
written for regular folks.
I'm not talking about the
headnotes West
writes or the key numbering it adds, I'm talking about basic information such as the name of the case, the date of the case, the names of the attorneys who argued it, and the page numbers of the opinions.
Chad has
written articles that have been published in the Dallas Bar Association
Headnotes, the Dallas Business Journal, the Texas Lawyer, The Appellate Advocate (the journal of the State Bar of Texas Appellate Section), The Dicta, and The Texas Lawbook.
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It is a fact that no
written records exist prior to 1970 that would identify the authors of classification systems or
headnotes that appear in print law reports and that no records exist that transfer copyright from the authors to the legal publishers.