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Legal Writing Tips From a Former Law Clerk.

01 Saturday Feb 2014

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in ALWD, Bad Legal Writing, Brief Writing, Citations, Headnotes, IRAC, Legal Writing, The Bluebook

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Writing Trial Memoranda: A Law Clerk’s Perspective, by Brock Collins, Kentucky Bench and Bar Association Magazine (January 2014) (with hat tip to Legal Writing Prof Blog)

http://kentuckybenchandbar.epubxp.com/t/30647

On page 28 of the Kentucky Bench and Bar Association Magazine, Brock Collins, a Professor at Charleston School of Law, describes what he learned about legal writing as a former judicial clerk. Professor Brock observes that “[t]he quality of an attorney’s credibility and reputation is based in large part on the quality and thoroughness of her legal writing.” In this excellent article, Professor Brock shares his legal writing tips. -CCE

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Use Quotations Sparingly.

22 Sunday Dec 2013

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Bad Legal Writing, Legal Writing, Quotations

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The Danger Of Over-Quoting, by Raymond Ward, the (new) legal writer blog

http://tinyurl.com/plg2tf8

Page after page of lengthy quotations are the sign of a lazy writer. Use quotes to add credibility to your argument, but not to make your argument for you. When readers are faced with a lengthy quote, a reader often skims over it than reading it in its entirety.

A good rule of thumb is to quote only when the court says it better than you can. Even then, quote sparingly. Use spot citations for any quote, holding, or reasoning by the court in your document.  -CCE

 

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Which Do You Quote – Law Reviews or Legal Blogs?

22 Tuesday Oct 2013

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Law Reviews, Legal Blogs, Legal Writing, Quotations, Research, Trust Accounts

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Have law blogs surpassed law reviews?, by Kevin O’Keefe’s Real Lawyers Have Blogs (quoting Adam Liptak from Supreme Court Reporter for the New Times)
http://kevin.lexblog.com/2013/10/21/law-blogs-surpassed-law-reviews/#!

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