Legalese
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Holidays and Seasons
‘Twas The Night Before Christmas: The Legal Edition
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Small Law Firms
Lawyer's Boilerplate Reminds You That They're Probably Making All This Up As They Go
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Mitigating M&A Cyber Risk: Pre- & Post-Acquisition Due Diligence
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.06.16
* Magic Circle firm, Clifford Chance, is the latest to employ robot lawyers. The end is nigh. [Legal Cheek] * In the latest episode of the More Perfect podcast they examine the cases that gave the Supreme Court the biggest power boost. [WNYC] * Jesse Jackson calls the killing of Alton Sterling by police a […]
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Boutique Law Firms, Litigators, Practice Pointers, Small Law Firms
Legalese: Won’t Do With It, Can’t Do Without It
Legalese: everyone hates it, but no one is brave enough to entirely excise it from their writing. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.16.15
* Not just a liberal wet-dream: the case for the disbarment of Ted Cruz and Greg Abbott for defying the Supreme Court on same sex marriage. [Talking Points Memo]
* How does an addicted lawyer survive the first year of law school? [Cubanity / Brian Cuban’s Recovery Rantings]
* Defense attorney William C. Costopoulos channels 40 years of experience into a new suspenseful novel (affiliate link) about domestic terrorism. [Soul Witness]
* It took Justice Kennedy less than a week to make this union “a little more perfect.” Guess he (or his clerks) work(s) well under pressure. [San Diego Tribune]
* Before we start throwing around the word God around in the context of the law, we should understand what was originally intended by the term. [Legal History Blog]
* Color Elie surprised: Donald Trump makes his financial disclosures… though the details aren’t yet public. [CNN]
* An open-source guide for unpacking legalese. [Law Sites]
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Nauseating Things, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.03.15
* Nationwide Layoff Watch: Steptoe & Johnson (no, not that Steptoe, the other one). [ABA Journal]
* Personally I prefer my coffee with whole milk, thank you very much. [CBS Minnesota]
* And I wouldn’t get violent over salsa — but guacamole is another story. [Lowering the Bar]
* Attending CLE while intoxicated: grounds for suspension, or brilliant idea? [Legal Profession Blog]
* Professor Steve Sanders on Indiana RFRA’s “political jiu jitsu: all the force and passion that had impelled the RFRA forward suddenly got turned against its proponents, to devastating effect.” [Huffington Post]
* What’s your favorite word of legalese? [Library of Congress]
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English Grammar and Usage, In-House Counsel
Why Are The Lawyers Pestering Us? Communicating About Law And Compliance
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How To Maximize Productivity With Westlaw Precision With CoCounsel
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Contracts, English Grammar and Usage, Fast Food, Food, In-House Counsel
Fun With Fine Print: Fast Food Fun
Welcome to Above the Law's newest feature, a column devoted to especially clever or awful examples of legalese, fine print, disclaimers, disclosures, and the like. -
Fabulosity, Intellectual Property, New Jersey
A Great Response to a Cease and Desist Letter
If only more response letters from lawyers were written like this one!