Legal Briefs Usually Don’t Need To Be Perfect
Although no judge has ever rejected a legal brief because it was too well written, edited, and proofed, a diminished return on investment is reached at a certain point.
Building A Stronger Legal Brief
If written effectively, a brief can put a judge on your side of an issue before you ever step foot in a courtroom.
Decrypting Crypto, Digital Assets, And Web3
"Decrypting Crypto" is a go-to guide for understanding the technology and tools underlying Web3 and issues raised in the context of specific legal practice areas.
Is The ‘Kozinski Solution’ To The Problem Of Overlong Briefs Gaining Traction?
Could this become a trend in the federal appellate courts?
Judge Kozinski Won’t Read Your ‘Fat’ Or ‘Chubby’ Brief
Protip: when in the Ninth Circuit, avoid filing an overlength brief at all costs.
Linking To Briefs To Develop Business
Why does it make sense to share briefs you've previously written with the outside world?
Appearances Matter (So Don’t File Something This Hideous With The Court)
Can you believe someone filed something this hideous in court?
[E-BOOK] 5 AI Productivity Hacks To Save Time And Streamline Your Law Firm
Discover five practical ways to harness AI and eliminate busywork—so you can focus more on your clients and less on repetitive tasks.
Inside Straight: The Literary Genre Of ‘Big Firm Mediocre’
What are the hallmarks of the "big firm mediocre" writing style? In-house columnist Mark Herrmann identifies them.
Inside Straight: Breakfast With Easterbrook
Litigators, how should you NOT open a brief?
Inside Straight: Institutionalizing Mediocrity
Here’s my thesis: We create rules to hedge against ineptitude, and we thus institutionalize mediocrity. Here are the examples. First, someone — the Administrative Office of the Courts? God? — creates rules to hedge against incomprehensible judicial opinions, and we thus discourage judges from writing exceptional opinions. When new federal appellate judges attend what is […]
How to Succeed in Law School Without Really Trying? Make a College Kid Do Your Work
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