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Good Lawyers Are Not Liars
Are lawyers liars? Find out in this article.
Brief-Writing Masterclass March Edition
Our Brief Writing masterclass held in Abuja on the 22-23 March 2023 was a highly beneficial training for all participants. The training focused on improving the quality of written briefs, with an emphasis on clarity, conciseness, and persuasive communication....
Winning Through Language: A Guide to Effective Themes for Your Case
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...
Let’s put Citations in Footnotes
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...
Stop underlining
Underlining is an unsightly relic from the typewriter era
”He who comes into equity must come with clean hands” versus “He who seeks equity must do equity”
He who comes into equity must come with clean hands
7 Must-Follow Rules of Legal Writing
Learn the new rules of Legal Writing to improve your writing.
History of Modern Law Reporting in Nigeria
Law Reports are collections of judicial views from court cases. They are the official publications of historic appellate court decisions and well-written High Court rulings (or, other superior courts of record). A law report is a record of a precedent-setting judicial...
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