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hlr-writing-style
Use when shaping the prose and structure of a Harvard Law Review (HLR) piece for a generalist, student-edited audience — clear introductions, disciplined Parts, and the heavy-footnote register of legal scholarship. Polishes how it reads; it does not forge the claim (hlr-thesis-and-contribution) or format citations (hlr-sources-and-bluebook).
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# Writing Style (hlr-writing-style)
HLR prose must persuade a **generalist, student-edited** audience: the editors who screen and the readers
across every legal field. The register is distinctive — long, formal, **heavily footnoted** Articles in
which the text carries the argument and the footnotes carry the support and qualifications. This skill
makes the piece readable, front-loaded, and legible past any one specialty.
## When to trigger
- Drafting or revising the introduction, Part headings, or transitions
- A reader says the piece is "hard to follow" or "buries the point"
- The text-vs-footnote division of labor feels wrong (argument in footnotes, throat-clearing in text)
- Polishing before placement (after the argument and citations are sound)
