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Dear 1L: On Starting a Sentence with “However,”
Dear 1L: MSJ Primer
Dear 1L, Most of you are writing summary judgment briefs this spring. You approach…
Dear 1L: IRAC Outline – Standing
Dear 1L, Here is the start of an outline template for an IRAC exam…
Dear 1L: Interview Tips
Dear 1L, I have been conducting mock Zoom interviews of law students during the…
Recent Posts
No Law Student Wants to Spend a Holiday Weekend at School
No law student wants to spend a holiday weekend at school— —on an empty…
Consistency Is Key In Legal Writing
Dear Legal Writer, If you initially say a “van” hit her bike, don’t later…
Questions About What Kind of Lawyer You’re Going to Be
Dear 1L, You really need to brace yourself for this Thanksgiving break. Aunt Minnie…
Two Hats: P for Plaintiff and D for Defendant
I brought 2 hats with me into every law school exam. I took the…
Make a Brief Fit the Page Limit
Dear Legal Writer, This is a 3-step trick I do to cut words to…
1L Fall Memos
Dear 1L, In the past 4 years, I’ve seen 100+ 1L fall memos. Every…
Top 10 Most Common Errors in Legal Resumes
One thing I do is review legal resumes. I see them from the full…
List the Best Arguments for Each Side for Your Memo
Dear 1L, This week, most of you will start your big memo. This is…
Law Students and LinkedIn
Sadly, I have heard that some law schools actively discourage students—especially 1Ls—from spending any…
Legal-Research & Writing (LRW) Professors
It’s no secret that law schools treat legal-research & writing (LRW) professors like 3rd…
How to Learn CREAC
Dear 1L, The No. 1 question 1Ls are asking me this week is, “Can…
Have Gotten a Job Because of a Connection?
In a breakout session at a networking conference I attended, the speaker asked, “How…
3-Year Anniversary of Writing on LinkedIn
Today is my birthday—the big 5-5. 🎉And yesterday was my 3-year anniversary of writing…
The Best Thing I Did for My Book?
The best thing I did for my book? Beta-readers. 👉 A beta-reader is like…
9 Proactive Questions I Recommend You Ask
Dear Legal Writer: You will often get asked to complete writing projects with little…
Please Share This Full-Circle Moment With Me
For the very first time EVER: I gave a big speech.It was before a…
The Comma Goes Inside the Quotes, Ok?
Dear Legal Writer: Put a comma or period INSIDE the quotation marks. Do this…
4 Mistakes Lawyers Make with Lists
Dear Legal Writer, Watch out for 4 mistakes lawyers make with lists. 1️⃣ Mistake…