The document discusses how English majors transition to writing in law school. It finds that undergraduate writing focuses on complex sentences, universal ideas, and flow, while legal writing emphasizes brevity, specifics, and plain language. A case study of "Anna Smith" shows her struggling to simplify her writing for a legal brief. The document argues law school requires adopting a new "rhetorical identity" and type of concise, precise writing unlike literature. While some writing skills transfer, students must adapt to law's different rhetorical purposes and discourses.