legal writing

Confirming Letters from My Father, a Lawyer

by Gregory Luce on October 4, 2012 in Columns

This letter confirms our conversation in the breakfast room on March 10, 2012, in which I said “Good morning,” and you said “whatevs.” This also confirms that, for reasons I believe were apparent, we did not discuss matters further. This letter confirms last night’s discussion over dinner in which you indicated that you “never really [...]

Illustrated Guide to Lawyer Words

by Albert Wang on May 14, 2012 in Comics

Easily learn what lawyers mean by Batna, disincentivize, or Posner. A comic by Albert Wang

One Lawyer’s Letter to Another, Explained

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by Gregory Luce on February 17, 2012 in Comics

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If you’ve ever wondered what simple letters from lawyers actually convey.

All Missile, No Warhead: Use Cliches Like a Lawyer

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by Law Firm 10 on December 14, 2011 in Columns

Helpful cliches to be used liberally whenever anyone shows up to a meeting unprepared and gets called upon to speak unexpectedly

Top 4 Obvious and Insipid Frat Boy Lawyer Words

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by Bitter Contributor on December 2, 2011 in Columns

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Stop abusing these four obvious and insipid frat boy lawyer words and you may actually move up in the law job pecking order.

Observations on the 1L

by The Northwest 3L on November 1, 2011 in Columns

In the interest of helping future 1Ls avoid my own mistakes, here’s a short list of things that really should never be done as a 1L.

Law School Briefs

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by Albert Wang on October 24, 2011 in Comics

What goes on behind the doors at law schools. A comic by Albert Wang.

We’re Keeping the Goddamn Hereins Herein

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by Bitter and Abused on October 18, 2011 in Columns

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I was once a young associate in a small firm, and I thought I knew better. As in I knew how to write better than the four partners for whom I worked, including the one partner who only dictated. Most of the time I think I was right, but in retrospect it may not have [...]