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Susie Salmon is Director of Legal Writing and Clinical Professor of Law at the University of Arizona. Professor Salmon's scholarship explores how longstanding practices and values in legal education affect access to justice, bias in the profession, and the legal profession as a whole; her recent scholarship also involves theoretical and empirical inquiries into the role dissenting opinions play as precedent. In 2022, the College of Law recognized Professor Salmon as a Distinguished Public Service Scholar. A nationally recognized expert on moot court who has coached the College of Law's ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition teams for over fifteen years, Professor Salmon authored A Short & Happy Guide to Moot Court and co-authored the Legal Writing Institute's Moot Court Advisors Handbook. She also frequently presents to local, national, and international audiences on issues related to legal communication, rhetoric, and advocacy. Trained as a commercial litigator, with nine years of experience at large law firms in Los Angeles and Tucson, Professor Salmon remains active in the legal community; she is a past Chair of the Southern Arizona Chapter of the Arizona Women Lawyers Association and was recognized with the organization's Margaret Truman Leadership Award in 2023 for her service to the profession. She remains an active member of the Arizona State Bar. Professor Salmon is also a leader in the national legal-writing community; she served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Legal Writing Directors for several years, and she was President of the Board of the Legal Writing Institute from 2022 to 2024.

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University of Arizona: Tucson, Arizona, US

2017-07 to present | Director of Legal Writing & Clinical Professor of Law (James E. Rogers College of Law)
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Works (46)

A Short & Happy Guide to Moot Court

West Academic Publishing
2024-02-27 | Book
Contributors: Susie Salmon
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A New ALWD Guide: Legal Citation Made Easier

Arizona Attorney
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Salmon, Susie
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Legal Writing for a Digital Audience (Part I)

Arizona Attorney
2021 | Journal article
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Against the Grain: The Secret Role of Dissents in Integrating Rhetoric across the Curriculum

Nevada Law Journal
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Hannah, Mark A.; Salmon, Susie
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Treating Professionals Professionally: Requiring Security of Position for All Skills-Focused Faculty under ABA Accreditation Standard 405(c) and Eliminating 405(d)

Oregon Law Review
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Entrikin, J. Lyn; Jewel, Lucy; Salmon, Susie; Smith, Craig T.; Tiscione, Kristen K.; Weresh, Melissa H.
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Don't Write like a Loser!

Arizona Attorney
2018 | Journal article
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Not to Be? Like, Ever?

Arizona Attorney
2018 | Journal article
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Tell Me a Story

Arizona Attorney
2018 | Journal article
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Them!

Arizona Attorney
2018 | Journal article
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Let Future Historians Wonder

Arizona Attorney
2017 | Journal article
Contributors: Salmon, Susie
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Miscue Words

Arizona Attorney
2017 | Journal article
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Reconstructing the Voice of Authority

Akron Law Review
2017 | Journal article
Contributors: Salmon, Susie
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Ride the Flow

Arizona Attorney
2017 | Journal article
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Signal Confusion

Arizona Attorney
2017 | Journal article
Contributors: Salmon, Susie
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The Birth of Biglaw: The Last Days of Night

Legal Communications and Rhetoric: JALWD
2017 | Journal article
Contributors: Salmon, Susie
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The Must-Have Legal Communications & Rhetoric: JALWD

Arizona Attorney
2017 | Journal article
Contributors: Salmon, Susie
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Use Your Words

Arizona Attorney
2017 | Journal article
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But Did I Interrupt Myself

Arizona Attorney
2016 | Journal article
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Just Capital

Arizona Attorney
2016 | Journal article
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Listen like a Lawyer

Arizona Attorney
2016 | Journal article
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Plain as the Nose on Your Face

Arizona Attorney
2016 | Journal article
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POV

Arizona Attorney
2016 | Journal article
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Shedding the Uniform: Beyond a Uniform System of Citation to a More Efficient Fit

Marquette Law Review
2016 | Journal article
Contributors: Salmon, Susie
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Use Your Allusion, Too

Arizona Attorney
2016 | Journal article
Contributors: Salmon, Susie
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Citation Apps: Promising but Flawed

Arizona Attorney
2015 | Journal article
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New Blue: Key Changes to the Bluebook

Arizona Attorney
2015 | Journal article
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No Comma Drama (Part One)

Arizona Attorney
2015 | Journal article
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No Comma Drama (Part Two)

Arizona Attorney
2015 | Journal article
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Resolution: Beat Writer's Block!

Arizona Attorney
2015 | Journal article
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The Space Controversy: One and Done?

Arizona Attorney
2015 | Journal article
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Tricky Diction

Arizona Attorney
2015 | Journal article
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Tricky Diction II (The Sequel!)

Arizona Attorney
2015 | Journal article
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What's a Phrasal Adjective (and Why Do I Care?)

Arizona Attorney
2015 | Journal article
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Don't Bury the Lede: Case Law in Your Briefs, Motions

Arizona Attorney
2014 | Journal article
Contributors: Salmon, Susie
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Enact Demolition on Demolish Nominalizations, Let Verbs Propel Your Prose

Arizona Attorney
2014 | Journal article
Contributors: Salmon, Susie
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H(App)y Holidays: Apps for Legal Writers

Arizona Attorney
2014 | Journal article
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IRAC: Still the Best Organizational Solution

Arizona Attorney
2014 | Journal article
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Keep It Parallel

Arizona Attorney
2014 | Journal article
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Me, Myself and I: How to Talk about Yourself

Arizona Attorney
2014 | Journal article
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The Care and Feeding of a Legal Writer

Arizona Attorney
2014 | Journal article
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The Rules, They Are a-Changin'

Arizona Attorney
2014 | Journal article
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To Oxford Or Not to Oxford?: A Serial (Comma) Dilemma

Arizona Attorney
2014 | Journal article
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Visual Persuasion through Punctuation

Arizona Attorney
2014 | Journal article
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What the Heck Is a Comma Splice? (Or, "Semicolon to the Rescue!")

Arizona Attorney
2014 | Journal article
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Start Strong, Close Strong

Arizona Attorney
2013 | Journal article
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The Legal Writer's Bookshelf

Arizona Attorney
2013 | Journal article
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