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• Make Time for Outlines

  
  Lawyerist — Authority: 588
  Considering lawyers tendencies to procrastinate on most tasks, outlines are seemingly never an option. But whether you draft an outline weeks before, or just prior to drafting a memorandum, it is worth your time. There is no requirement for outlining; make it as detailed as or as general as you like. For myself, ...
  1 week ago

• Terms and Conditions

  
  The AnarchAngel — Authority: 505
  Whenever anyone has asked me, Ive given them permission to reprint my original work for this blog under a Creative Commons license ; but I never bothered to put up the license notice. For one thing, I do prefer that people ask; if only so I know where Im being reprinted, and what the reaction of that sites audience ...
  1 week ago

• Dont Be That Guy.

  
  South Florida Lawyers — Authority: 436
  COMES NOW The Lawyerist (via Legal Blog Watch ) who duly notes that a heretofore unknown bankruptcy judge ("Judge") from Minnesota has issued prophylactic guidelines on proceeding forthwith ("PF") in terms of filings and/or Legal Briefs in Judges Honorable Court, with all due respect as hereupon outlined by The ...
  1 week ago

• Write Persuasively

  
  The Trial Practice Tips Weblog — Authority: 114
  After youve written your first draft, youll want to make sure its persuasive. Youll find some tips in my article " Five Steps Towards Persuasive Writing ," first published in the Illinois Bar Journal .
  1 week ago

• Omit Needless Words - A Legal Writing Reminder

  
  Federal Tax Crimes — Authority: 427
  The professor and litigator made me post this item from the WSJ Law Blog that is not a tax crimes item, but reminds those of us who play in this area that writing is important. The WSJ Law Blog had this article on rules of writing issued by federal bankruptcy judge Kressel in Minnesota. His first guideline is not ...
  2 weeks ago

• Writing First Drafts

  
  The Trial Practice Tips Weblog — Authority: 114
  Writers block? Youll find a number of tips for writing first drafts in my article " First Drafts Made Easy ," originally published in the Illinois Bar Journal .
  2 weeks ago

• Anti-legalese

  
  Virtual Library Cat's Eye View — Authority: 122
  It is not just your Legal Writing professors who insist that you write clearly. A judge in Minnesota has issued guidelines on reducing legalese in filings . Two of his rules - never use "and/or" and eliminate superfluous words such as "hereby" and "herein". Not bad advice for writing exams either, I should think. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Fee Deals

  
  Blawgletter — Authority: 123
  Even in a strong economy, clients – you – should look at ways to get the most value from your lawyers services. That starts with picking the right lawyer, of course, but aligning your interests with him or her matters a lot, too. Different fee arrangements create different incentives. An hourly engagement tends ...
  2 weeks ago

• Judge Orders You to Stop Writing Stupidly

  
  Lawyerist — Authority: 588
  Minnesota bankrupcty court judge Robert Kressel just sent out guidelines for lawyers submitting proposed orders to him.  It is a catalog of and prohibition against every bad legal writing practice. And it makes sense, since he eventually has to sign those badly-drafted orders. Guideline No. 6 – Capitalization ...
  3 weeks ago

• ANOTHER REASON NOT TO USE ALL CAPS, NOT THAT YOU NEED MORE THAN ONE REASON

  
  Lowering the Bar — Authority: 563
  One of the bad habits that lawyers have trouble breaking is using all capital letters, especially in the headings of legal documents.  (Okay, not nearly as interesting as the bad habits Tiger Woods has trouble breaking, but I think enough people are covering that story already.) This bugs me (all caps, not ...
  3 weeks ago

• How to Channel Your Professor

  
  Lawyerist — Authority: 588
  Increase your chances of success on law school exams by learning to ”channel your professor.”  At the most basic level, this simply means that you should write for your audience, i.e., your professor. Consider what your professor wants. First, your professor wants you to demonstrate your knowledge and fluency ...
  4 weeks ago

• Monday various

  
  occasional fish — Authority: 126
  I watched George Romero’s The Crazies this weekend. While it was interesting, I think I like the movie that John Seavey describes more than the one I actually saw: It’s not a particularly cheerful movie; this is Romero at his most nihilistic, during the Vietnam era, suggesting that maybe insanity is endemic ...
  4 weeks ago

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