Exemplary Legal Writing 2012: The Green Bag’s Honorees

The Green Bag: An Entertaining Journal of Law (www.greenbag .org), has chosen its annual “Exemplary Legal Writing” honorees for 2012. Samples of their work will appear in the forthcoming 2013 edition of the Green Bag Almanac and Reader, http://www.greenbag.org/green_bag_press/almanacs/almanac_2013_excerpts.pdf. The … Continue reading →

Stress Reduction Tips for Lawyers and Law Students

As final exams approach at this time of year, law students understandably may feel an increased level of stress. This post is about tips to manage and lessen stress levels. The American Law Institute’s Continuing Legal Education section (“ALI-CLE”) publishes … Continue reading →

Editing Suggestions for Clear, Concise Writing

A website called “Writetothepoint.com” gives advice geared toward lawyers, on how to make your writing more clear and concise. At the site, you can sign up to receive their weekly newsletter and tips on concise writing. You can also browse … Continue reading →

Final Guest Post on “Using Checklists” in “Project Management for Lawyers” Series

Today, as part of my series on “Project Management for Lawyers,” I have the fourth in a series of guest posts on “Using Checklists for Legal Writing.” My guest poster for this series is Professor Jennifer Murphy Romig from Emory … Continue reading →

ABA-TIPS Law Student Writing Competition: “The New Deal”

As I’ve posted on the blog in the past, there are many writing competitions open to students. There’s an interesting writing competition coming up with a paper deadline of April 1, 2013. The competition is sponsored by the American Bar … Continue reading →

Pruning Your Writing To Make It More Concise

Today on the Facebook page for Think Like a Lawyer, I’ve posted a link to an article from the Chronicle of Higher Education about how to tighten your writing by editing it sentence by sentence and phrase by phrase. My … Continue reading →

Third Guest Post on “Using Checklists” in “Project Management for Lawyers” Series

Today, as part of my series on “Project Management for Lawyers,” I have the third in a series of guest posts on “Using Checklists for Legal Writing.” My guest poster for this series is Professor Jennifer Murphy Romig from Emory … Continue reading →

Upcoming Law Student Writing Contests

I’ve posted before about legal writing contests as a useful law student activity to practice analytic legal writing, get published, network professionally, and win prizes. With those goals in mind, here is a rundown of some interesting-looking legal writing contests … Continue reading →

Second Guest Post on “Using Checklists” in “Project Management for Lawyers” Series

Today, as part of my series on “Project Management for Lawyers,” I have the second in a series of guest posts on “Using Checklists for Legal Writing.” My guest poster for this series is Professor Jennifer Murphy Romig from Emory … Continue reading →

Tightening Your Writing: Six Words or Phrases to Look Out For

The “Get to the Point” column at http://www.attorneyatwork.com today has very concrete advice about six signs to look for that signal verbose writing. The column suggests that any time you see these words in your writing, they are signals that … Continue reading →