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For me, it has to do with resources.  As a government attorney, I've frequently worked in offices that are understaffed. Some attorneys want to spend all their time writing a few briefs. The case log gets jammed up, and the rest of the office picks up the work. I've said to a few of my subordinates that they don't need to be turning out law review quality work. They need to write briefs that advocate our position. A typo isn't going to change the outcome of a case.  Some attorneys need to check their egos and learn to turn out more work, even if the work product isn't perfect. [/quote]

22:20 here.  We're always understaffed.  And I agree with you that perfect can become the enemy of good, whether it's crafting the perfect sentence or spending hours confirming your initial, probably-correct analysis.  But we're talking -- or at least I am talking -- about things that should be ingrained: correct comma usage, basic citation format, correct use of homonyms and possessives, etc.  We all make errors in haste, but a single proofread would catch most of those.

Also, apologies to OP for where this thread has gone.  [/quote]

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