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Why should lawyers invest in their writing skills?
Legal writing is the single most important skill for lawyers.
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Upcoming webinar on appellate brief writing
Tricks of the Trade: Do’s and Don’ts of Appellate Brief Writing
Balance the competing values at stake in writing tasks.
Legal writing tasks involve tradeoffs. If you want the document to be aesthetically pleasing as well as done on time, start early.
Attorneys are gatekeepers of relevance.
The practice of law often requires attorneys to distill masses of information.
Elegant Legal Writing book accepted for publication
Ryan McCarl's book Elegant Legal Writing will be published by the University of California Press in 2023
Writing Elite Briefs and Motions
Slides from last week's CLE to the Texas Office of the Attorney General
Elegant Legal Writing: An Interview with Ryan McCarl
Ryan McCarl discusses legal writing on the California Appellate Law Podcast.
Start each writing project with a template or model
Lawyers shouldn't start new writing projects with a blank page.
Elegant Legal Writing
Elegant Legal Writing
How lawyers can convey their ideas in a clear, logical, and inviting manner.

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