ICYMI: Emerson on An Ode to the Missive-Writer of the Law Review Rejection

ICYMI: Warren Emerson, Savannah Law School, has published An Ode to the Missive-Writer of the Law Review Rejection. Here is the abstract.

Law and rejection go hand in hand. Litigators must explain to their clients why a claim failed and transaction attorneys describe why a deal fell through. Communicating failure has become a trade par excellence in the study of law. This short piece suggests that the rhetorical tradition of the love sonnet may be helpful in unpacking the mechanics of how communicating legal rejections can be improved. Drawing on exhaustive empirical study of the author’s personal law review rejection letter, for which the author has many, this short piece provides a detailed study of human cognitive emotions at the intersection of labor-based rejection.

Download the essay from SSRN at the link.