It was much shorter than the current 500-plus page monstrosity known as the 19th edition. Original Bluebook(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script"); s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();
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Vocabularies Gone Wild
This Wall Street Journal blog post illustrates why plain language is necessary for effective communication. You have failed to communicate if you client, judge, opposing counsel, clerk, associate, or causal reader needs to use a dictionary to understand what you have written. Such a verbose style makes reading a chore and understanding a questionable...
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Bryan Garner
For those looking to improve their legal writing there is no better source than Bryan Garner. I recommend legal writers view all the videos provided on his website. The interrogated range from Supreme Court justices to practicing lawyers and writers.
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Look to Hollywood and Madison Avenue for Inspiration
One of the key components to a good case is a theme. The theme should speak to the judge or jury. It does not need to be long or complicated, a simple sentence works best. For example, everyone remembers Johnnie Cochran’s “if it doesn’t fit, you must acquit.” If you are not creative, or...
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