“Inside baseball” refers to using jargon, specialized knowledge, acronyms, first names instead of full names, or other such things when speaking and writing. Using shorthand of this sort is simply more efficient when among friends, colleagues, or...
A reader recently asked: You mentioned in your review of Point Made that there are a number of legal writing blogs you follow: what legal writing blogs do you follow? I thought I’d put it up for everyone to see. Note, I follow a number of writing blogs...
There is nothing worse than reading a brief that is filled to the brim with over-the-top exposition and exploitative narrative detail. It does not bolster your argument – it dampens your argument. Forcing a reader to navigate sentimental adjectives and impassioned...
I’m rather passionate about legal writing. In particular, I’m looking for ways to improve my own. I think my writing is pretty good (I was number one in legal writing in my class for what it’s worth), but I know I have a long way to go to get it to “great.” As...
The BLT has news that legal writing guru Bryan Garner (editor in chief of Black’s Law Dictionary, author of Dictionary of Modern American Usage, co-author of Making Your Case, etc) has just released the transcripts of his interviews with the Justices of SCOTUS....