COMMENTARY ON LEGAL PRACTICE AND WRITING
These posts are not updated and are not a statement of current law.
Lawyers: you should use more humor.
We lawyers can be a dour bunch. But we don’t have to be. I try to use humor in my oral and written arguments as much as possible. Keep reading to find out why you should too.
How I streamlined my (brief) writing process.
Over (my very busy) summer, I had four appeal briefs due in two weeks. Read about how I got it all done without losing my mind. Hint: it involved a tightly streamlined writing process.
Be a stickler for the (state and federal) rules.
We lawyers work within the rule of law; so we necessarily work with a ton of rules. Love it or hate it, your success as a litigator depends on knowing which procedural rules apply to your case (and making sure you follow them precisely). In this post, I share my two part method for navigating the sea of rules in state, federal, and immigration courts that ensures neither my papers nor my arguments are rejected because I missed an applicable rule.
When is a case too old to cite?
Is it good lawyerly judgment to cite a case from the 1800s? In this post I tell you how far back you should go–and what else you should do–to find persuasive case law.
3 Keys to Winning Your Oral Argument
Winning at oral argument involves more than just reviewing the briefs, compiling all the cited cases, and making an outline of your main points. Ensure your success with these three key practices.
5 Reasons To Outsource Your Argument
You may have already started to outsource your e-discovery and document template creation, here's five reasons why you should outsource your argument making too.