In my second year after law school, my fellow firm associates and I were tasked with researching a motion for…
We’ve heard for decades that lawyers are storytellers, but that goes beyond mere presentation style. Understanding stories can also help…
Anyone who’s practiced before judges knows that they can be a mixed lot. Each judge has a personality and preferences.…
Lawyers are great writers, right? I mean, we do it every day. We must be good at it by now.…
Can you become a more persuasive writer by changing the way you think? Vanderbilt’s Cat Moon believes so. As Director…
Vanderbilt Law professor Cat Moon is an active tweeter. She uses the Twitter platform to question the legal industry and…
Many legal practitioners received a liberal arts education and deeply studied good writing. Whether from our history theses, English literature…
Short stories, emojis, pop culture references… the writing coming out of some federal courts is getting more (to put it…
Benjamin Wright recently joined the Casetext Insights vlog to discuss writing for bar publications. We covered process and promotion, then…
Ben Wright, also known as the Editing Lawyer, advises attorneys to write for their state bar’s publications. He believes that…