by manager6345 | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog
Gerry Spence advises advocates to review their briefs several times. Then, says Spence, “write a descriptive phrase or metaphor that symbolizes the soul of the case—a refrain, perhaps—and … call it the theme.” Gerry Spence, How to Argue and Win Every Time: At Home, At...
by manager6345 | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog
Whether in academic legal writing, brief-writing, or judicial writing, let’s stop cluttering the body of our work “with jumbles of letters and numbers.” Mark P. Painter, ‘30 Suggestions to Improve Readability,’ 14 (srln.org [accessed 19 Feb. 2023]). Algebra like...
by manager6345 | Jan 18, 2023 | Blog
Underlining inside your text can be useful for emphasis when you write longhand. It was useful when your ancestors typed on a typewriter. “Underlining is an unsightly relic from the typewriter era, when italics weren’t usually available.” Bryan A. Garner, ‘Ban...
by manager6345 | Jan 10, 2023 | Briefwriting Masterclass, Workshop Updates
Brief-Writing Masterclass blends law, linguistics, logic, psychology, rhetoric, and semantics to produce an unparalleled curriculum of persuasive advocacy. Brief-Writing Masterclass is an immersive, interactive, and intensive 3-day workshop with expert guidance. The...
by manager6345 | Jan 10, 2023 | Blog
“He who comes into equity must come with clean hands.” The common-law equivalent of this equitable maxim is Ex turpi causa non oritur actio (“Out of a base cause, no action shall arise”). “He who comes into equity must come with clean hands” differs from “He who...
