3 Keys to Better Legal Writing
Written by Tom W., OLN Freelance Attorney Back in 2008 Antonin Scalia ventured an interesting opinion on legal writing: “I do not believe that legal writing…
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Asking the Right Question (Or the Importance of Issue Crafting)
Written by Megan M-P., OLN Freelance Attorney. When I was young, I saw a played called Copenhagen, set during World War II. The play’s characters…
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The Best Friend of Appellees and Respondents is the Standard of Review
Written by Michael S., OLN Freelance Attorney. While a previous blog post noted that appellants and petitioners, losers in the trial court, must be bold…
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Appellants and Petitioners Must Be Bold
Written by Michael Skotnicki, OLN Freelance Attorney. A bad habit of many lawyers who may be inexperienced in appellate practice is to view an appeal…
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Waiver: An Important Appellate Tool
Written by Emily A., OLN Freelance Attorney. Appellate courts commonly use waiver to quickly dispatch with issues that appealing parties have not properly preserved. Most…
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Legal Writing Series: Who Versus Whom
Because lawyers are known to be wordy, there is a current trend to put the ease in legalese. Even Alan Siegel talks about it in…
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Make Sure to Put “Good Stuff” About the Client in the Appellate Record
Written by Michael S., OLN Freelance Attorney. An important part of appellate brief writing is storytelling, telling your client’s story to the court in a…
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Five Signs You Need Assistance With Appellate Brief Writing
Written by Michael Skotnicki, OLN Freelance Attorney. Writing appellate briefs isn’t easy because you have to encapsulate your entire case within a relatively small number…
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The Point of Getting to the Point
In this technological industry, proof reading seems to have become a thing of the past. Everyone is pressed for time and always on a device…
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