If there’s one thing we do a lot of as lawyers, it’s write, and read, a lot of email. Making sure an email is read is as important as the information in it. An unread email might as well not be sent (except for liability reasons, but that’s another blog post…).
Practice Tip #10: Keep it short
February 10, 2011 by
On writing, from the Curmudgeon’s Guide to Practicing Law, page 25: “Edit yourself.” Really. Do it. If you don’t, someone else will have to edit your work for you, and that’s, well, embarrassing. Further, shorten your sentences. After I write a brief, I go back and re-read it, concentrating solely on matters of style. I read […]
Law Practice Tip #8: Make things easier to understand
February 3, 2011 by
“No one will ever complain about your writing making something easier to understand.” That’s how you should try to write, whether its for a partner, a judge, or your client. Simple, clean, articulate, and careful. No one has to read what you write, and it doesn’t take much to distract the reader to something else. […]
Bluebooks: who needs them? (besides law students)
May 24, 2010 by
The newest Bluebook is out, edition number 19, if you are keeping track. The question is, do I really need it for my practice? [cricket, cricket] No. As well put by Raymond Ward: As a practicing lawyer, here’s what I need to know how to cite, in descending order of importance: statutes, cases, constitutions, treatises, […]
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