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Legal writing tasks involve tradeoffs and competing values
Use design tips to write attractive legal documents.
Ryan McCarl discusses legal writing on the California Appellate Law Podcast
Write "shitty first drafts" without backtracking to edit.
Don't argue for tit-for-tat rulebreaking in litigation.
Don't cite every authority you find.
Use keyboard shortcuts to write more efficiently
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Eliminate, plan for, and pivot from distractions
When should lawyers italicize Latin phrases?
Understand the hierarchy of legal authority.
Take off the IRAC and CREAC training wheels.