Research guides — you’ve got over 70 of them at your fingertips, on topics from ad law to war crimes. They’re up-to-date and easy to find. Here are five ways they can make your life easier now: Research guides can …
You know at heart that plain English is clearer than legalese, but you still sprinkle your appellate brief with a heretofore this or aforementioned that. You know, for good measure, to impress your readers with your legal smarts, right? Wrong. …
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In a major step forward in human rights, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Justice has granted four women in the country the right to practice law. One of these women, Dr. Nadia Al-Anani, is employed by the law firm Squire Sanders, …
Your penchant for drawing little stick figures or smiley faces along the edges of your notes just might help you present your case better in the courtroom. This is the premise of a recent article in the fall issue of …
Completing law school writing assignments is tough, but at least you usually have about two weeks to get them done. In practice, those two weeks may suddenly become twelve hours. What do you do when facing such a tight writing …
