hlr-argument-structure
brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills
This guide outlines the canonical structure for high-level legal scholarship, following the Harvard Law Review (HLR) model. It mandates a progression through four parts: mapping the current doctrine, diagnosing its failure using a theory, proposing a specific prescription (reform), and finally adjudicating the strongest counterarguments. It ensures the argument is logical, earned, and highly persuasive.