Elegant Legal Writing | Ryan McCarl | Substack

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

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Legal stylists disagree on how often lawyers should use footnotes and what they should use them for.

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When citing precedents, you often need to provide some factual context to assure the reader that they apply.

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Referring to judges correctly and deferentially is a nonnegotiable requirement of strong legal writing.

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Your prose should be understated and focused on effective persuasion.

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Think twice the next time you consider writing that something is "crystal clear."

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Cultivate a style that is simple and direct.

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Readers instinctively turn away from any text that looks like it will be difficult to slog through.

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