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The typical attorney-editor has more than 10 years' experience in the legal profession, and each shares two traits: a sharp legal mind and the ability to write with crystal clarity. This unique and invaluable skill set benefits you every day, whether you're viewing a statute or reading an opinion.
- Caselaw attorney-editors know their topics inside and out. These attorney-editors are grouped into specialized work teams, each closely aligned with a discrete practice area, such as personal injury, bankruptcy, or criminal law. Virtually the minute an opinion is handed down from any court – be it state, circuit, appellate, or Supreme – a team of attorney-editors is analyzing and dissecting it.
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