Elegant Legal Writing | Ryan McCarl | Substack

How lawyers can convey their ideas in a clear, logical, and inviting manner.

Slides from last week's CLE to the Texas Office of the Attorney General

Apr 30

Ryan McCarl discusses legal writing on the California Appellate Law Podcast.

Feb 19

Lawyers shouldn't start new writing projects with a blank page.

Feb 4

How lawyers can use Microsoft Word to mark citations and create a Table of Authorities in briefs and motions.

Jan 30

Writing comes easiest when you are fully absorbed in the work.

Nov 22, 2021

A central goal of this newsletter is to help you diagnose problems with turgid writing. You should develop a checklist of common problems to watch for…

Nov 10, 2021

Lawyers should write with their audience in mind.

Nov 8, 2021

Elegant Legal Writing

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