California litigator Ryan McCarl has burst onto the legal writing scene as a new authority. His first book, "Elegant Legal Writing," which debuted on Feb. 6, offers timely, practical advice to ...

The Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of its groundbreaking journal and recognized Professor Michael R. Smith as a prime architect of its creation.

Good legal writing is a lot more than simply getting the law right. The year 2025 has been a very busy one for me in terms of drafting legal briefs on some issue or another. This means that not only ...

Whether seasoned or still gaining our footing, most attorneys write daily. From a junior attorney drafting a memorandum circulated internally to senior counsel preparing a critical appellate brief, ...

J.D., University of Florida College of Law (1985), With Honors, Order of the Coif, Phi Kappa Phi, and Sr. Research Editor - U. Fla. L. Rev. Michael Smith has been a Professor of Law and the Director ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Taylor Soper on Aug 26, 2021 at 8:18 ...

Legal internships often serve as the first critical step toward long-term career opportunities, including clerkships, associate roles, and government positions.

1. Students X, Y and Z are sitting around a table in the library working on a group research exercise assigned by the professor which is due tomorrow. The objective of the assignment is to build on ...

Within the Legal Analysis, Research and Communication course, first-year law students complete a variety of assignments such as reading material from textbooks, cases and articles; exercises focusing ...

Sarah E. Ricks, distinguished clinical professor of law, earned a nationally competitive grant to further her legal research, which will appear in the UCLA Law Review next year. Ricks’s research won ...