If you read ten different legal briefs from ten different lawyers in California you will likely find ten different ways that they reference the material being cited in the briefs. But they can’t all be correct.
I wrote trial briefs for about ten years before I even heard of the California Style Manual, Fourth Edition, by Edward J.W. Jessen. This book provides the correct citation style to use when writing to a California court. Although it may not matter if you are writing to a trial court if you use the correct citation style, if you want a brief to be taken seriously in the appellate courts, this book is essential.
The California Style Manual contains a lot of useful information, too. Most lawyers know how to cite a case, but many do not know many of the stylistic rules that are preferred in California, like proper capitalization of the names of courts, how to address Judicial officers in a brief, how to deal with omissions when quoted material is being used, etc. This book provides the answers to these issues and many others.
Take your writing to a new professional level and get this book.
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Friday, October 9, 2015
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Three Books for Lawyers Who Want to Start a Law Firm
These three books can help lawyers prepare to start a law practice or improve the one they already have.
(1) Solo by Choice, Second Edition: How to Be the Lawyer You Always Wanted to Be by
Carolyn Elefant.
This is an up-to-date guide on the actions you should take to start your own law practice. This book is highly recommended.
(2) How to Start & Build a Law Practice: (Career Services/American Bar Association) by Jay G. Foonburg.
This book is a little out of date, but it has an amazing amount of information and can serve as a good reference book for lawyers who want to get started in solo practice.
(3) The Practice: Brutal Truths About Lawyers and Lawyering by Brian Tannebaum
This book focuses on everything that you wish they had taught you in law school but was not a part of the curriculum, like law practice management, getting clients, etc. This book has something to offer to even seasoned practitioners now that the legal landscape is changing so fast. It is highly recommended.
These are the books that I think are useful but I am certain others have their own favorites. If you do, please share it in the comments section below. Thank you.
Disclosure: If you click on the Amazon link below, you will be directed to the Amazon website. We may receive a small commission that does not increase the amount you pay. We appreciate your support. These reviews are not in exchange for a free product. Thank you.
(1) Solo by Choice, Second Edition: How to Be the Lawyer You Always Wanted to Be by
Carolyn Elefant.
This is an up-to-date guide on the actions you should take to start your own law practice. This book is highly recommended.
(2) How to Start & Build a Law Practice: (Career Services/American Bar Association) by Jay G. Foonburg.
This book is a little out of date, but it has an amazing amount of information and can serve as a good reference book for lawyers who want to get started in solo practice.
(3) The Practice: Brutal Truths About Lawyers and Lawyering by Brian Tannebaum
This book focuses on everything that you wish they had taught you in law school but was not a part of the curriculum, like law practice management, getting clients, etc. This book has something to offer to even seasoned practitioners now that the legal landscape is changing so fast. It is highly recommended.
These are the books that I think are useful but I am certain others have their own favorites. If you do, please share it in the comments section below. Thank you.
Disclosure: If you click on the Amazon link below, you will be directed to the Amazon website. We may receive a small commission that does not increase the amount you pay. We appreciate your support. These reviews are not in exchange for a free product. Thank you.
Friday, September 25, 2015
The One Essential Book that Will Help A Lawyer Create Better Workproduct
Effective Lawyering: A Checklist Approach to Legal Writing and Oral Argument by Austen L. Parish and Dennis T. Yokoyama, 2nd Edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2012, is the one book that can help every lawyer create a more polished and professional work product.
This is likely one of the most useful books a new lawyer can buy. It covers the basic written material a new lawyer will be expected to draft: trial briefs, appellate briefs, memos, letters to clients, and even academic writing.
No, it will not show a junior lawyer all of the most effective strategies for making an argument, but what it does do is help a lawyer to edit a draft of an argument already written and turn it into a polished, effective brief that a court can easily skim. The book provides checklists for trial briefs and appellate briefs. Additionally, it provides some helpful tips on how to prepare for oral argument.
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