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Law in the Green Zone

By Mark Obbie

Discussions between magazine writers and their editors aren't always fit for public consumption. But this one is: Robin Sparkman interviewing Ben Hallman about his cover story in the September issue of The American Lawyer. Sparkman, the magazine's executive editor, walks Hallman through a how-he-did-it discussion that's a useful and interesting lesson in telling complicated, deeply reported tales. Hallman's story (which is currently available only to paying subscribers, unlike the audio interview) examines the U.S. effort to build a stable legal system. He tells the story through Wilson Myers, an "unlikely nation builder" who's serving in the Green Zone as a civilian lawyer helping with the rebuilding campaign. Hallman, who blogged from Iraq back in April, weaves details about the unflashy Hallman into a story stuffed with details about a legal makeover that sounds as challenging as Iraq's security makeover.

Full post as published by Lawbeat on September 02, 2008 (boomark / email).