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 ...

Appellate lawyer M.C. Sungaila, creator and host of the Portia Project podcast, has interviewed nearly 100 women judges about their careers. In today's guest column, she shares the types of advocacy ...

In today’s competitive job market, standing out is crucial—and how you submit your application can make all the difference. Submitting a well-crafted cover letter is essential to make a strong ...

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 ...

Casetext has shifted from legal brief analyzer to legal brief drafter. Casetext's CEO said it was time to automate some of the "drudgery" consuming legal brief writing. Today, Casetext has announced ...

In civil litigation, the trial court’s judgment is often not the last word. If you lose at that the trial court, you may still have a chance to prevail if you can convince the appellate court that the ...

A creative brief is like a road map. A good brief leads to imaginative and persuasive ads. And gets you there quickly. A bad brief starts you off in the wrong direction. So you have to stop, figure ...

Here’s a good news-bad news scenario that I’ve encountered many times in my career designing and developing websites. See if it sounds familiar to you. The good news is that after months of persuasion ...