What is “Citation Stickiness?”

What is “Citation Stickiness?”

by | Professional Development

I recently came across a concept in a law review article (yes, I read law review articles in my free time) that’s new to me: Citation Stickiness, by Kevin Bennardo & Alexa Z. Chew. From the abstract: A citation is sticky if it appears in one of the parties’...
How To Write a Legal Brief

How To Write a Legal Brief

by | Writing

A few years ago, a couple of law professors surveyed practicing lawyers and judges on the quality of legal writing from new lawyers. The results? More than 93% of the responding practicing attorneys and judges believed that the briefs and memoranda they saw were...
What’s The Point Of Legal Blogging?

What’s The Point Of Legal Blogging?

by | Writing, zen

Last week, Carolyn Elefant, author of MyShingle, discussed her blogging anniversary. She’s been writing at MyShingle for 14 years, making it one of the longest running legal blogs. It’s definitely the longest running legal blog focused on solo practice....