Acronyms

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 09.13.16

* Beware of using too many acronyms in your legal writing. [Law Prose] * All the details you need to know about Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams’s lawsuit against MLB Network. [Deadspin] * The dirty tricks are coming fast and furious in the Louisiana Senate race. [Slate] * Will there be a criminal probe into Donald Trump's campaign donations? [Huffington Post] * Working for a firm with a troubled reputation can change people's opinion of your own. [Law and More]

By Kathryn Rubino
Benchslaps

Non-Sequiturs: 03.27.14

* The Biglaw firm that Chris Christie hired to investigate Chris Christie and the Bridgegate scandal has concluded that Chris Christie did nothing wrong. Phew, Chris Christie couldn’t haven seen that one coming. [BuzzFeed] * If you were an attorney on the D.C. Circuit case where counsel received an unexpected benchslap for their use of excessive acronyms, would you have said OMG WTF, or LOL NBD? Choose wisely, unless you DGAF. [Legal Writing Pro] * BTW, the D.C. Circuit doesn’t so much forbid the use of uncommon acronyms so much as it requires that a glossary be used to define them. Too bad iPads have killed glossaries. [Maryland Appellate Blog] * An American failed chef in Paris: One of Lat’s friends from back in the day when he was at Wachtell took a very circuitous route to becoming the first American partner at a top French firm. [The Deal Pipeline] * If you care at all about how well women and minority law students are represented on law reviews, then you’ll want to come to this important event. I’ll be there, and hope to see you there, too! [Ms. JD] * It’s getting hot in herre, but please keep on your clothes. Students from Penn Law REALLY want you to know about this weekend’s boxing event. Nelly will be at the after party. [Wharton vs. Law: Fight Night]

By Staci Zaretsky