Lady (Legal) Writer

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today, April 28, 2015, in Obergefell v. Hodges , the consolidated same-sex marriage case. I’ve re...

Another story of a litigant who tried to evade word limits has made the rounds this week on social media and is now being covered by the ABA...

An important—but often overlooked part of written advocacy—is developing a theme you’ll use throughout the brief. The theme should be suppor...

The Twitter world was ablaze yesterday over this Slate article by Ben Yagoda on the shift in mainstream America toward "logical" ...

* This is the final part of a multi-post series based on Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer by Roy Peter Clark Tool...

Many first-year law students are preparing for oral arguments this week and next. If you're one of them, here's hoping you prepare h...

* This is the second in a multi-post series based on Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer by Roy Peter Clark Tool 26...