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Legal Writing Pro - Ross Guberman Blog
4y ago
Want to write more like The Supremes? Try BriefCatch today.
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4y ago
Are you a lawyer or a judge? Or do you just seek a writing muse? Look no further than Justice Elena Kagan’s majority opinion in Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools. Writing for a near-unanimous...
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4y ago
Each year, the world awaits Warren Buffett’s letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. Investment insights and macroeconomic musings? Check. But the letter also showcases Corporate American writing at its best. On my new editing tool...
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4y ago
“Throat-clearing”—starting sentences with phrases like “it is inconceivable that”—is a big problem in briefs filed by even the best firms. Take this paragraph from a recent emergency petition for stay of a Pennsylvania redistricting...
The post A BigLaw Paragraph Meets BriefCatch: A Case Study appeared first on Legal Writing Pro ..read more
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Let’s see BriefCatch in action on a non-legal document. Take this Gibson Dunn client alert on non-prosecution and deferred prosecution agreements, a hot white-collar topic these days. We’ll start with the lay of the...
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4y ago
Here’s to finessing our writing in 2018! To show that we can all improve, I uploaded to BriefCatch a motion for Facebook filed by two litigation partners who are former Supreme Court clerks (for...
The post Ten New Year’s Resolutions: BriefCatch Takes on Two Supreme Court Clerks appeared first on Legal Writing Pro ..read more
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4y ago
In the market for New Year’s writing resolutions? Consider Chief Justice Roberts’s 2017 opinion in Buck v. Davis as a source. Brief Catch can help you make all these edits and many more. Here...
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4y ago
To help lawyers write better briefs, I recently surveyed thousands of judges, ranging from state trial-court judges to U.S. Supreme Court justices. Their anonymous responses showed surprising candor and consistency. My questions touched on...
The post Judges Speak Out Behind Closed Doors: How Your Briefs Might Bug Them, and How You Can Make Them Smile Instead appeared first on Legal Writing Pro ..read more
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4y ago
Judge Gorsuch might be caught in the political crosshairs right now, but the hagiography of his writing style continues apace. I’ve even joined the Gorsuch-is-great bandwagon myself in a recent post lauding four of...
The post Judge Gorsuch is a gifted writer. He’s a great writer. But is he a “Great Writer”? Part Two: Five weak spots appeared first on Legal Writing Pro ..read more
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4y ago
I have longer pieces about the major strengths and minor weaknesses of Judge Neil Gorsuch’s opinion writing style. But if you’re one of those many people who really want to know whether Judge Gorsuch uses an Oxford...
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