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Marilyn Bush LeLeiko retweeted
And more than that, sometimes it is the best way to start a sentence. #legalwriting teapawt.net/judgedillard/status/95…
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Yes, especially good short stories and narrative nonfiction (in short form, like magazine articles). Reading good models of brevity is key -- because briefs can't (or shouldn't) be like novels. #legalwriting teapawt.net/Miz_Rosenberg/status/9…
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Marilyn Bush LeLeiko retweeted
Brief-writing tip: If there's one background fact that really should lead to a win for your side, keep your brief short to make it stand out rather than repeating it page after page after page. The repetition in the 50-page brief I'm reading today lessens the impact.
Marilyn Bush LeLeiko retweeted
If the string of citations really helps your case, perhaps you might explain how in at least a parenthetical? Or did you cite 6 inapt cases just to make me look them all up?
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I tell my new clerks that I love crappy first drafts. From a crappy first draft we can figure out where we need to go. #legalwriting teapawt.net/aznchew/status/9435705…
Marilyn Bush LeLeiko retweeted
Lin-Manuel Miranda: “You write until the rust comes out of the faucet and it’s clear water. Then you write down the clear water.” #writing
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A 36-line deep paragraph is a wall of text that no reader should ever have to climb. #plainlanguage
Marilyn Bush LeLeiko retweeted
#EzraPound, #BTD, said good writers "keep the language efficient. That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear." Note the accuracy part.
Marilyn Bush LeLeiko retweeted
No. I am a skeptical reader. You earn credibility as I read your brief. If I see (cleaned up) and haven't heard of that, I have a new credibility question ("What the heck was 'cleaned up?'") and will have to check the quote.
Marilyn Bush LeLeiko retweeted
Like it or not, advancements in technology are an integral part of today’s practice of #law. Those attorneys who embrace change will thrive.
Marilyn Bush LeLeiko retweeted
"A clear sentence is no accident." William #Zinsser, #BTD 1922. Even if you've read #OnWritingWell, it's time to revisit it. #writingtips
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SCOTUS catches up by adopting electronic filing technology ow.ly/qHDE30g1N6E
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Interesting essay by Richard Abel on changes to legal ed & academia in the last 50 years & the US News rankings. jle.aals.org/home/vol66/iss4…
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My #1 lesson, as an experienced underling - the draft that goes from me to boss is what I think of as final, not rough. teapawt.net/SCOTUSPlaces/status/92…
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Kagan on legal writing: "there's a lot of banging your head against your computer monitor"
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Very true of briefs. Sometimes, it's just due. teapawt.net/KellyGToGo/status/9141…
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Can you handle it? Tips for dealing with an upset client @SallySchmidt wp.me/p3hy6I-6Lsk2
Marilyn Bush LeLeiko retweeted
This post makes some great points about effective oral advocacy. Worth a read. teapawt.net/lucasdrayton/status/88…
I wrote a thing #appellatetwitter Paul Clement: A Walking Oral Argument Textbook lbradleylaw.wordpress.com/20… via @wordpressdotcom