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Dear 1L: Summary Judgment Primer & Sample Phrases
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Dear Legal Writer: “Making Your Case” by Bryan Garner and Justice Antonin
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Dear 1L: Networking to Build a Book of Business in BigLaw
If you work your way up through the BigLaw associate ranks like I did,…
Dear 1L: How to Find the Best Briefs to Use as Models for the 1L Brief
Dear 1L, When you have to write -the kind of brief you’ve never written…
Dear 1L, How to Turn Around Spring Grades
Dear 1L, I wish I had a magic potion. You all could take it…
Dear Legal Writer: Capitalization after a Colon (“:”)
Today I write about a writing question I just faced: Should you capitalize the…
Dear 2L, How to Prepare for the Economy’s Impact on the Availability of Legal Jobs
“What will the economy mean for law-firm job offers after this summer—and beyond?” That’s…
Dear 1L: Streamline Your Meals to Maximize Productivity
Dear 1L, This may sound silly, but one thing I did during 1L weekdays…
Dear 1L: Feeling Lost in ConLaw
Dear 1L, From Day 1, I was lost in Con Law. Out of my…
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Dear 1L, Today I have news to celebrate: #Dear1L has 2,000 followers! I’ve never publicly celebrated…
Dear Legal Writer: Be an Active Reader & Writer Plus 3 Legal Writing Tips
Conventional wisdom says the best way to become a better writer is to read…