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Understand the hierarchy of legal authority.
To design arguments that judges will find persuasive, litigators must remain alert to where the sources they cite fall on the hierarchy of legal…
Sep 21
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Ryan McCarl
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Take off the IRAC and CREAC training wheels.
The legal-writing acronyms IRAC and CREAC reflect an oversimplified view of legal reasoning and can lead to unconvincing arguments and repetitive prose…
Sep 12
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Ryan McCarl
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June 2023
Elegant Legal Writing cover design released
Elegant Legal Writing's cover was designed by Matt Avery, who designed the Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed.)
Jun 24
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Ryan McCarl
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April 2023
Upcoming webinar on appellate brief writing
Tricks of the Trade: Do’s and Don’ts of Appellate Brief Writing
Apr 5
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Ryan McCarl
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January 2023
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.
Jan 19
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Ryan McCarl
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September 2022
Attorneys are gatekeepers of relevance.
The practice of law often requires attorneys to distill masses of information.
Sep 13, 2022
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Ryan McCarl
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May 2022
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
May 31, 2022
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Ryan McCarl
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Elegant Legal Writing book accepted for publication
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April 2022
Writing Elite Briefs and Motions
Slides from last week's CLE to the Texas Office of the Attorney General
Apr 30, 2022
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Ryan McCarl
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Writing Elite Briefs and Motions
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February 2022
Elegant Legal Writing: An Interview with Ryan McCarl
Ryan McCarl discusses legal writing on the California Appellate Law Podcast.
Feb 19, 2022
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Ryan McCarl
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Start each writing project with a template or model
Lawyers shouldn't start new writing projects with a blank page.
Feb 4, 2022
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Ryan McCarl
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January 2022
How to create a Table of Authorities in a legal brief
How lawyers can use Microsoft Word to mark citations and create a Table of Authorities in briefs and motions.
Jan 30, 2022
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Ryan McCarl
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November 2021
Try to work in a state of flow.
Writing comes easiest when you are fully absorbed in the work.
Nov 22, 2021
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