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Concision motivates judges to read your brief
Concision is about more than reducing word count.
 • Ryan McCarl
AI workflows and ground rules for attorneys
AI can enhance attorneys’ productivity if they use it safely and effectively.
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Legal-writing workshops with Ryan McCarl
Join Ryan McCarl, author of Elegant Legal Writing, for online workshops on legal writing, legal argumentation, and AI workflows for lawyers.
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Can you fool me with AI-generated prose?
Submit a passage that you know is human-written or AI-generated. I’ll reply with my judgment and the features or heuristics that influenced it.
 • Ryan McCarl
Legal-writing workshop: Concision and Plain Language
A live, small-group online workshop on revising legal prose for concision, clarity, and readability.
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Litigators should think like teachers
Judges can be persuaded only by arguments they understand.
 • Ryan McCarl
The legal-writing advice I give every week
Some principles apply to almost every writing and revision session.
 • Ryan McCarl
Elegant Legal Writing
Elegant Legal Writing
Practical tips for writing clear, logical, and inviting legal prose. Order the book at bit.ly/elw-book.
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