Writing
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Small Law Firms
Crafting Compelling Legal Content: Your Personal Narrative's Role
Storytelling is a skill that can humanize lawyers and allow clients to see the person behind the legal expertise. -
Small Law Firms, Sponsored Content
Learn To Think Like A Writer To Boost Your Communication With Clients
For lawyers, effective writing requires key skills that law schools seldom teach. - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Law Schools
The Two-Spacer Manifesto For Legal Writing
Does sentence spacing really matter? This law professor thinks so, and is leading the double-spacing rebellion.
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Health / Wellness
The Joy Of Mindfully Writing
But how can you possibly work your way up to doing it? It's simple: just write. -
Health / Wellness
How To Write For Pleasure Again
Some advice on how to bring the joy of writing back to your life. -
In-House Counsel
The Power Of The Pen: 5 Ways Using Your Voice Can Lead To Opportunities
Writing is a great way to reach a wide audience, develop credibility, and be seen as an expert in your field. -
Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Alliteration Is Awesome, Ain't It?
Who knew the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act could be so much fun? This guy! -
English Grammar and Usage, Law Professors
In Defense Of Space (The Extra One After A Period)
Does sentence spacing really matter? This law professor seems to think so. - Sponsored
This AI-Powered Document Tool Will Meet You Where You Are
Lexis Create provides simple access to internal and external knowledge — directly within Microsoft Word. -
Books, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
'The Outsider': An Interview With Anthony Franze
Looking for some great weekend reading? Look no further. -
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Boutique Law Firms, Litigators, Small Law Firms
To Win, In Your Writing Assume Your Audience Will Give You Next To No Time or Attention
We spend more time on our writings than our audiences ever will. -
Boutique Law Firms, Litigators, Small Law Firms
Discipline Yourself In Writing: No Adverbs In Persuasive Writing
You’re not writing a novel or a short story. You’re writing a legal paper. Make it focused. -
Books, Law Professors, Law Schools
'Legal Asylum': An Interview With Stanford Law Professor And Novelist Paul Goldstein
How have Professor Goldstein's colleagues reacted to his occasionally harsh satire?
Sponsored
Sponsored
How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report.
Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
Sponsored
Sponsored
This AI-Powered Document Tool Will Meet You Where You Are
Lexis Create provides simple access to internal and external knowledge — directly within Microsoft Word.
Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Biglaw, Books
From Biglaw Partner To Big Law Author: An Interview With Ron Liebman
What advice does he have to offer to both aspiring attorneys and authors? -
Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
Think Like A Pilgrim: Striking The Right Balance Of Legalese In Client Communications
Take a lesson from the Pilgrims and the spirit of Thanksgiving for better client communications all year long. -
Conferences / Symposia, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
How Justice Scalia's Writing Style Affected American Jurisprudence
Reflections on the powerful and distinctive writing style of Justice Antonin Scalia. -
In-House Counsel, Litigators
Prolixity And The Conservation Of Ambiguity
Adding words does not always add clarity, as in-house columnist Mark Herrmann explains. -
Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Litigators
Benchslap Of The Day: Don't You Dare Put Citations In The Footnotes
Where do YOU come down on this hot topic in legal writing? -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Litigators
Is The 'Kozinski Solution' To The Problem Of Overlong Briefs Gaining Traction?
Could this become a trend in the federal appellate courts? -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Litigators
Judge Kozinski Won't Read Your 'Fat' Or 'Chubby' Brief
Protip: when in the Ninth Circuit, avoid filing an overlength brief at all costs.