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Real Lawyers Have Blogs
The Impact of AI on Literature: A Writer’s – and Blogger’s Perspective
Great op ed piece in The Guardian this week on AI and writing by long time British writer, Monica Ali, whose latest book is Love Marriage. This summer, she thought…
Lawline Blog
On Writing: Preserving Your Voice in AI Generated Writing
By sigallelawline-com-sigalle-barness
I know when you've used AI in your writing … because your voice sounds like everybody else.And when everyone's voice starts to sound the same, it's cause for concern. It…
Southern California Appellate News
First line contenders…
A few memorable first lines have popped up recently. PJ Stratton in 2/8 starts off this published opinion with: "In a case which seems destined for the pages of a…
The Attorney Marketing Center
Before I tell you that, I want to tell you this
By David Ward
No. Don’t do that. You’ll get more readers reading and listeners listening—to your articles, presentations, newsletters, email, or posts on social—if you do one simple thing. Get to the point.…
Appellate Advocacy Blog
Imitation as progress–learning to write
By John Nielsen
Oscar Wilde once said that imitation “is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.” Quite the backhanded compliment to the imitator. Or maybe he was trying…
Future Lawyer
Make Your Soul Grow. Write A Poem.
By rickgeorges
Kurt Vonnegut Writes A Letter To Students At Xavier High School. Kurt Vonnegut was a great novelist. He was also an inspiration to a generation of American young people, including…
Adams on Contract Drafting
MSCD5: Meet the Anonymous Person Most Responsible for Improving the Prose of MSCD
By Ken Adams
If I had to describe myself as anything, it would be “writer.” Of course, not a fancy-pants kind of writer, if they still exist. Instead, I just write stuff. But…
The Attorney Marketing Center
Lede, follow, or go home
By David Ward
If you want more people to read what you write, write a headline that flags them down as they go sailing by and “forces” them to pay attention. Because if…
Clio Blog
How to Master Communication and Writing – for Paralegals
By Publisher
As many know, behind every great attorney is an equally great paralegal. Paralegals handle many tasks traditionally associated with attorneys, such as communicating with clients, drafting briefs, and appearing in…
The Attorney Marketing Center
If Ernest Hemingway wrote your blog
By David Ward
Hemingway was a master of lean writing. If he was in charge of your newsletter or blog, he would probably tell you that ‘less is more’—that you will often be…