SOCIAL: THE DIMENTIONAL THEORY OF LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE

The “Dimensional Theory of Legal Correspondence” is a theory that attempts to explain the structure of legal works.  It serves as a guideline for beginner writers to plan their literary works.   Literary works can be difficult to navigate, specifically when considering design, hence in legal writing it is important to factor this in to help to ascertain results when legal works are produced.  Some values for design are feasibility, viability affordability, sustainability, usefulness, design, innovation and intuitiveness.

As it pertains to legal writing feasibility can be expressed as cooperation with existing legislation and policy and procedures.  Viability on the other hand means implementation within a given structure.  Affordability can be expressed as how much time does it take to consume the creation of such literary works?  Sustainability can be determined via how long is the piece of work to be implemented in a structure or region?  Usefulness can be expressed with concern of the specific demographics the literary works are intended for, is it going to benefit a specific group or is it going to stipulate actions or argue or persuade a direction?  Design considerations include, length, diction and style.  Various styles have been used in the past.  For example, in Germany, legal correspondence used in the authoritative regime used slurs and slangs to promote interest.  Other design methods can include things as MISE EN SCENE.  The use of this technique involves expressing how meaningful and impacting something was.  MISE EN SCENE is expressed in various literature as “excerpts” or various “quotes” to depict a specific tone or atmosphere.  Other design considerations can include not including an image in a blog or website.  Standards in the internet expect people to make their works accessible, inclusive and aesthetic.  By including an image it helps people be intrigued on the subject matter.  It also helps with aesthetics.  However, from a design perspective these allow people to profile the company in question.  It removes the stimulus by which economic activity occurs which is through investor confidence.  By having such image included people would be aware of the agenda and investor confidence in the company would be reduced henceforth a reduction in the price of a share of the company.  Other design methods can include works that depict the nature of incidents.  This is a way to signal decision makers that a problem exists.  This can be reflected in the literary work in that work appears to not be thoughtful.  With some design elements of writing explained, innovation can help writers make impacts.  Innovation can look at several things such as creating a new use for a document.  An example can include “FACT SHEETS.”  The aforementioned documents are not regularly used in the legal field however, its functional purpose is to depict facts.  With that in mind, FACT SHEETS can be used to depict the facts pertaining to a matter so that lawyers can take on a case.  Having a Legal Assistant or a paralegal create a FACT SHEET for a specific matter helps interested lawyers shave time from reviewing the entire binder.  Lastly intuitiveness can be expressed as using clear and concise language or using “code switching” to appeal to the common individual in society.  With these values in design, it becomes evident that legal writing can be a foray into a new world.  It can excite and intrigue a direction by which the writer seeks. 

The writing process consist of several steps.  What is interesting to note here is that if the design process is factored into the writing process, the writer can achieve the objectives of the “Dimensional Theory of Legal Correspondence.” 

Writing begins with brain storming.  This is the stage in writing were the writer gathers ideas so that he or she can begin to make an outline.  By gathering several ideas, it allows the individual to construct such outline.  The outline varies as the writer decides to write various works of literature, this could be a MEMORANDUM, a BUSINESS LETTER, or even an ESSAY.  For the purposes of the theory in question, as it pertains to writing legal works, the ESSAY will be detailed.  The outline of an ESSAY usually includes an introductory paragraph of which concerns a thesis, put in the end of the paragraph.  The thesis statement is the sentence that is used to depict the argument.  It gives information as to which side the writer is going to take and it also provides several topics that are going to be talked about in the ESSAY.  The previous step of brainstorming can help the writer organize the ESSAY because it provides ideas which can then become subject matters to be talked about in the work.  Strategically placing these within the introductory paragraph becomes important as the writer seeks to build on what he or she is arguing.  Placing priority on certain subjects helps give the ESSAY the effect of “building up,” to a “climax” hence elements of narration come into play as the writer attempts to argue his or her point. 

The next part of the ESSAY is the body paragraphs.  In these paragraphs the writer is going to use the thesis statement to address the subjects of concern.  As mentioned, priority is key here.  By putting the most important topics at the end, it will give the impression that the work is meaningful which then allows the reader to contemplate and question his or her own beliefs, morals and values.  Essentially prioritizing allows the writer to direct the reader to his or her argument in the way that he or she intends.  Using persuasive techniques helps.  Persuasive techniques include commands and validation.  By  commanding something in an ESSAY it gives the writer agency.  By using validation through depicting both sides and so forth, it allows the writer to be objective in his or her argument.  The body paragraphs are a way to essentially present facts, evidence and supporting evidence to the reader in a compelling way.  Good writing incites an emotional response so much so that the reader urgently needs to act to resolve the issue depicted in the work.  Proofs become very important, and these should be used sparingly as further debate on the matter could occur.  Using too many proofs gives the impression that the writer is too forceful.  Good writing sparingly uses proofs so that the reader can critically think on the matter being presented.  By discovering the proofs, themselves the writer can actually learn a lesson and perhaps it could result in social learning and differential association within his or her inner circle.  Essentially acting to serve the ecosphere of communications.  This is important because the ecosphere is associated with social justice, these individuals debate on important matter related to the citizens and it is important that these moral entrepreneurs present objective facts free of any prejudice, preconceived notions and biases. 

The last part of the ESSAY is the conclusion.  In this part of the literature, the writer reiterates major points presented in the work and rewords it so that it validates and teaches the reader in another way.  Repeating something in different ways is called paraphrasing.  By paraphrasing something, the writer confirms the argument presented but also ensures that if the reader didn’t understand the previous way it was said, it provides another opportunity by which the reader would be able to understand. 

The Dimensional Theory of Legal Correspondence is a social construction which says that works that are short have less of a probability of exploitation and works that are longer have a higher probability of concealing. To explain this statement, it is necessary to break it down into two in that works that are short have less of a probability of exploitation and works that are longer have a higher probability of concealing.  As mentioned previously it is important to factor in the design process to any literary works produced also the functional use as is the case with an ESSSAY and utility for example PROPOSALS, these should also be considered as previously explained. 

Going over statement one it says, “works that are short have less of a probability of exploitation.”  This style of writing uses clear and concise information to be able to express or convey something that is not open for debate.  It is a way to authoritatively specify needs and wants.  It is a also a way to intrigue imagination.  Using this style of writing are for those that have the expertise and the education to be able to uphold strict liability.  It is the proponents of strict liability that standards are high, and writers using this method are educated so that they are professional.  This then becomes a matter of professional liability.  Professional liability involves having specialized knowledge or skills not generally available.  Strict liability involves stipulations with the establishment or the company.  By using the principles of strict liability and professional liability works that are shorter can have less probability of exploitation.  Essentially what is being avoided in these short works are exploits or ways that the argument can fall apart.  Exploits are avoided by providing the right combinations of facts, evidence and supporting evidence along with proofs in a work that is as short as possible.  

As for statement two, works that are longer have a higher probability of concealing.  These are extensive works of literature.  The design of these types of literature is to make people work for information.  What the good writer attempts to do in these long literatures is to either provide a full explanation or to conceal the true meaning or intent.  By providing a full explanation all the objective facts, evidence and supporting evidence are layed out along with the proofs.  It shows that the individual did his due diligence and that he collected all the information necessary to provide the literatures.  Essentially it is a method to depict that the writer wrote in good faith.  On the contrary, concealing something in literature means that the individual does not want to be discovered for various reasons.  He could then opt to conceal his intent.  He could be avoiding a stated intention, he could be engaged in commercial, domestic, social or business relations or he could mislead the reader.  What is important here is that such concealing means there is a plan in action in which the writer does not want to be discovered.  Concealing could come in various forms and not only in length of the literary work.  It could be use of diction (ie.  instead of using the word "pornography" rather use explicit multimedia depictions of sex and intimacy) or the writer can encode a message throughout the literary work to reveal the true meaning when the writer puts it together, this practice is referred to as cryptology.  Regardless whatever the reason the individual is writing such extensive works, it is necessary to keep the considerations of the proponents of the “Dimensional Theory of Legal Correspondence”. 

Using the “Dimensional Theory of Legal Correspondence” allows the writer to be cautious of what he or she is producing.  It shows that the writer has the expertise necessary to challenge the world of literature notwithstanding legal works.  It is something that the writer can take with him forward in communication as he or she makes correspondence in his or her everyday to day activity.