It is basic, but critical, to persuade the court that the result you seek is the right result. The court has to feel good about ruling in favor of your client. As Judge Gurfein of the Second Circuit ...

Young Lawyer Seven Essential Tips for Effective Legal Brief Writing So you have your first brief-writing assignment, or maybe you are canvassing the Internet for some insight on legal writing after a ...

As creator and host of the award-winning Portia Project podcast, which chronicles the storied careers of women judges, lawyers, and leaders from throughout the United States, I have interviewed nearly ...

Does writing a better brief increase an advocate's odds of prevailing before the Supreme Court? A new empirical study suggests that the quality of the writing (as opposed to oral argument, the ...

If your law school won a best-brief award in a regional or national moot court competition during the 2020-2021 academic year, you can submit that winning brief to be considered for the 2021 Scribes ...

Two months ago, on March 16, the D.C. Circuit issued a notice on “Preferred Typefaces for Briefs,” in which the court explicitly “discourage[d] the use of Garamond” because it “appears smaller” and is ...