Abstract
The link between law and literature is well known. The two constitute an intersecting circle. The law, as David Mellinkoff says, is a profession of words. Language is the essential tool of a lawyer and of every legal enterprise. “Words are the raw material of the legal profession and the assiduous study of words and the proper use of words has always been part of the lawyer’s most desirable accomplishments”. 1 The success or failure of a lawyer and a judge is “determined by the skill and art of their persuasive communication. Lawyers and judges have become “word merchants” in the best sense. The successful advocate should be able to synthesize a complex legal precedent in a few pithy sentences and articulate a point of view within the sweep of a compelling sentence.
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| Item Type: | Monograph (Bulletin) |
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| Creators: | Creators Email / ID Num. Faruqi, Shad Saleem UNSPECIFIED |
| Subjects: | A General Works > AC Collections. Series. Collected works L Education > LG Individual institutions > Asia > Malaysia > Universiti Teknologi MARA |
| Divisions: | Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Pejabat Penasihat Undang-Undang |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Lex Amicus: Bulletin of the Office of the Legal Advisor |
| Keywords: | Legal services, University law, Legal advisor, Law student |
| Date: | January 2016 |
| URI: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/132370 |
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