COMMENTARY ON LEGAL PRACTICE AND WRITING
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Big Little Wins–Part 2 (the Rule of Law)
In a big little win this year, Zara used her rapid-fire power of persuasion to convince the motion clerk at the Appellate Division that her client's cross-motion papers were properly filed before the deadline set forth in the rules.
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.