Elegant Legal Writing | Ryan McCarl | Substack

Legal writing is the single most important skill for lawyers.

The practice of law often requires attorneys to distill masses of information.

Sep 13

Ryan McCarl's book Elegant Legal Writing will be published by the University of California Press in 2023

May 31

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

Elegant Legal Writing

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