Since 2007, the Applied Legal Storytelling (AppLS) movement has helped scholars understand the role of stories in the legal system. 1 AppLS 2 scholarship differs from some of the more-familiar genres of "storytelling" scholarship in that it focuses on the practical: how does storytelling (or "narrative theory") affect what lawyers and judges do in actual cases? 3 Much, although certainly not all, of this rich body of scholarship examines storytelling from the point of view of the client or the advocate. That is, many scholars are investigating the characteristics of stories and drawing conclusions about how advocates can best take advantage of those characteristics, to tell effective stories on behalf of their clients. 4