eCourse
Legal Writing: Pleasing the Court and Citing Authority
Contains material from May 2016
The first two sessions were good. The third was dull and unhelpful.
Nitty Gritty but useful
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Session 2: Why Good Writing Matters: A View from the Bench - Good legal writing helps the court understand what you're asking for, and why you're asking for it. Hear straight from the bench about what happens when papers are well written, and what can happen when they are not.
Session 3: Too Much, Too Little, or Just Right - You found some relevant cases and you plan to rely on them, so shouldn’t you tell the reader about them? Or not, since no one wants to read a series of lengthy case summaries? Learn techniques for presenting legal authority concisely and efficiently, including selective use and placement of explanatory parentheticals.
Includes: Audio Paper Slides
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Kamela Bridges
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Session 1
—30 mins
Pleasing the Court (May 2016)
Judges have opinions about legal writing too. Hear the best advice collected from a variety of judicial sources about what judges do and don’t like in legal writing.
Originally presented: May 2016 Legal Writing: Precision and Persuasion
Kamela Bridges,
The University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX
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Hon. H. DeWayne "Cooter" Hale
Session 2
—20 mins
Why Good Writing Matters: A View from the Bench (May 2016)
Good legal writing helps the court understand what you're asking for, and why you're asking for it. Hear straight from the bench about what happens when papers are well written, and what can happen when they are not.
Originally presented: May 2016 Legal Writing: Precision and Persuasion
Hon. H. DeWayne "Cooter" Hale,
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas - Dallas, TX
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Kamela Bridges
Session 3
—29 mins
Too Much, Too Little, or Just Right (May 2016)
You found some relevant cases and you plan to rely on them, so shouldn’t you tell the reader about them? Or not, since no one wants to read a series of lengthy case summaries? Learn techniques for presenting legal authority concisely and efficiently, including selective use and placement of explanatory parentheticals.
Originally presented: May 2016 Legal Writing: Precision and Persuasion
Kamela Bridges,
The University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX