12 Days of Law School

On the first day of law school, my writing prof told me—

Everyone hates Bluebooking

On the second day of law school, my writing prof told me—

Proofread carefully

On the third day of law school, my writing prof told me—

Avoid legalese

On the fourth day of law school, my writing prof told me—

Employ strong verbs

On the fifth day of law school, my writing prof told me—

Use passive voice selectively

On the sixth day of law school, my writing prof told me—

Follow local rules

On the seventh day of law school, my writing prof told me—

Use serial commas

On the eighth day of law school, my writing prof told me—

Judgment has no “e”

On the ninth day of law school, my writing prof told me—

Deploy your spell checker

On the tenth day of law school, my writing prof told me—

Thorough but concise

On the eleventh day of law school, my writing prof told me—

Explain first, argue second

On the twelfth day of law school, my writing prof told me—

Be forthright with the law

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I'll be back with new posts in January.

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