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• Thursday various

  
  occasional fish — Authority: 129
  Following up on these 200 creepy stories about Calgary , Meredith has been posting similar stories for Washington, DC. I particularly like #4 . Ooh! Ray Bradbury is developing a new television miniseries ! This whole Harlequin Horizons “self-publishing imprint” business strikes me as deeply weird. ...
  1 week ago

• That’s Your Argument? Really.

  
  Advocate's Studio — Authority: 421
  C’mon. Admit it. You have wanted to reply to that Summary Judgment brief with your very best Bill Maher on. Maybe you even did write that first draft with the sort of tone your mother-in-law might use. If you let that first draft be your final draft, though, beware of Illinois Judge Diane Cannon, who had nothing ...
  1 week ago

• A Plethora of Legal Writing Tips

  
  The Trial Practice Tips Weblog — Authority: 114
  Here are some tips you can find in the " legal writing " section of this weblog-- Stuck on the first draft? Try starting in the middle ; Why your briefs are probably too long, and how to make them shorter ; Improve your briefs with better introductions ; How to design the look of your brief to make it more ...
  2 weeks ago

• Would You Want a Judge Who Said Your Side "Would Have Loved for Me to Be out of the Way"?

  
  Blawgletter — Authority: 127
  The standard for recusal of a federal judge on grounds of bias requires proof that "his impartiality might reasonably be questioned."  28 U.S.C. 455(a).  The district judge in White v. Natl Football League , No. 08-2001, slip op. at 12 (8th Cir. Nov. 10, 2009), said in a press interview that the NFL "would ...
  2 weeks ago

• Bolt of Insight May Flash in Pan at Supreme Court

  
  Blawgletter — Authority: 127
  Flyswatter by Rube Goldberg. Youve heard about the genius whose incandescent idea for a new contraption wakes him in the hours before sunup.  Youll also recall Edison s cutesy statement that "[g]enius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration." Both the insight that disturbs the inventors ...
  2 weeks ago

• Important Contract Elements for the Freelance Legal Writer

  
  Lawyerist — Authority: 139
  Many successful attorneys make extra money by drafting briefs for other attorneys. It can be a great way to get your name out there and net some nice cash, but there are a couple clauses you must have in your contract. Rate . There is a big difference between getting paid hourly and getting paid for a finished ...
  3 weeks ago

• Cat Writes Legal Memo, Law School Baffled

  
  NoelBagwell.com — Authority: 131
  What’s that, you say? Your dog ate your homework? That sucks. My cat did my homework! Jasper, the Legal Memo Writing Cat, might be a little overdressed for telecommuting. A tuxedo is a bit over the top, dont you think?
  3 weeks ago

• Winding down

  
  Balancing Acts — Authority: 409
  The semester is coming to a close, and I am realizing just how much time my clinic has taken. We have been working diligently on a major memo over the course of the semester, and I just submitted my “almost final” draft which stands right now at 22 pages. It needs to be revised again, I think once, but maybe twice ...
  3 weeks ago

• Writing Competition Success

  
  Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog — Authority: 432
  I am pleased to announce that 3L Douglas Hoffer just won third place in the James E. Beckley National Writing Competition, which is sponsored by the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association.  Doug received a cash prize, and his paper, “A Square Peg in a Round Hole:  Why the Investment Company Act is a Poor ...
  4 weeks ago

• How To Create A Unique Web Content?

  
  UAE Hosting | SEO Web Hosting | Search Engine Optimization — Authority: 117
  When you start creating web content, you need to start with analysis and research first. The purpose of writing content is to keep your website updated with friendly fresh content. As we have to provide new information that helps in achieving higher rankings for the website the content posted should also be of high ...
  4 weeks ago

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