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“Utilize” is a stilted and stupidiciosis* word
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Dear 1L,
On Oct. 1, I set out to start putting together all my letters into…
I got a note from “Thus” and “Therefore” overnight.
I got a note from “Thus” and “Therefore” overnight. The note said: 1: “We’re…
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Dear Legal Writer, Don’t be like Demi Moore.
🔷 Remember the court scene in “A Few Good Men”? Tom Cruise says, “I…
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I had IRAC. Most now teach CREAC. There’s also CRAC, TRAC, and TREAC. I…
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Imagine the Reader of your Memo will be someone who just graduated law school—a…
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When you refer to your own case in your Memo, follow this tip. Stay…
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😥 In the past few months, I’ve seen several jobless 3Ls’ resumes that have…
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After you complete research for your Memo, you may have WAY too many cases…
Dear Legal Writer:
A “company” is an “it,” not a “they.” Do you question what I say?…
Dear Legal Writer:
Before you give that draft brief to a partner for review, check to see…
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When your first & only feedback in law school is a 35/100 on a…
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If I told you to cut down your use of “expletives” in legal writing,…
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When you are doing legal research into case law, there will come a point…
Dear 1L, Don’t make this mistake on your Memo.
It’s easy to make it. I did. It was fatal. Here’s what happened and…
Dear 1L, Learn when to capitalize “court.”
RULE: In addition to the obvious (that you must capitalize “court” whenever you write…