Here's what people
say about the Legal Writing Pro line - up: «empowering,» «practical,» «engaging,» «immediately applicable,» «extremely helpful,» «compelling,» «simply outstanding,» «fresh, timely,» «fun,» «fabulous,» «sophisticated.»
Not exact matches
In 1886, Taylor «nailed himself to the mast» on the issue of polygamy,
says Ken Driggs, an attorney in Atlanta, Georgia, who has
written extensively
about fundamentalist Mormons and their
legal history.
Observer
wrote on Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 2:32 pm, stating, «Mark, Yep, keep ignoring what the Bible
says about the rich so that more effort can be made by Christians to trash others like gays or doctors performing
legal operations.»
Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute
about property rights or some other
legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be
written to the apostle — who will
write this letter and what exactly will it
say?
«While I am proud of California's
legal cannabis law, I can see why
saying this to you can be misinterpreted because you are not 21,» Lieu
wrote in reply to Kashuv
about the post.
Trump's penchant for threatening
legal action against journalists who
write critically
about him is proving to be a powerful example for free speech advocates who want a federal law against using the courts to bully speakers, experts
said.
«I was especially pleased when Dan took his expertise and his passion to questions
about the future of the
legal profession and industry,» Howarth
says, «because he has the skills to be able to think
about,
write about and push forward any kind of subject.»
«Part of our move to communities was
about refocusing on engaging people and helping them
write and share commentary and hold discussions in a way that is more familiar, but that would still help us reach that ultimate vision of a
legal database that is commented on and discussed and enhanced by the
legal community,» Heller
says.
For «niche» blogs covering specialized areas of the law that aim primarily to,
say, educate readers
about new court decisions on a relevant topic, I don't see why a ghostwriter with a strong
legal research and
writing background can't do that effectively for a lawyer simply too busy to do all the spadework.
I hesitate to
write further
about project management in
legal practice because there has been so much
said about it, but I just finished my exam to be a «Project Management Professional» (PMP), and I want to share some thoughts on why it's a good fit for
legal practice and how it fits into
legal information work.
Last month, I
wrote about the fact that hourly billing isn't going away, no matter what the industry predictors
say about alternative fees, new ways of showing value, and new paradigms for delivering
legal services.
And if the music we listen to
says something
about us as individuals, then the music we, the
legal profession as a whole,
write about may something
about who we are as a profession.
Remember how you learned in
legal writing 101 that the judge did not care what you personally thought and only cared
about what cases and statutes
said?
Nick Holmes, managing director of the UK InfoLaw and blogger at his Binary Law, which is
about legal information,
writes to
say:
«Today,
legal writing experts nearly all promote the same ideas
about plain English that Orwell did,» she
says.
After
writing here Monday
about Richard Susskind's predictions for the future of
legal services and the importance that multisourcing will come to play, I heard from Bloomberg
legal reporter Cynthia Cotts, who
wrote a story this week that is right in line with what Susskind
said.
TWU «can be anti-gay, they can truly believe that, they can think it, they can
say it, they can pray
about it, they can
write about it, they can lecture
about it, but they can't take that additional step of discriminating against gay applicants and gay students,» she tells
Legal Feeds.
«I've
written about 60 or 70 articles on
legal ethics, so maybe they've endorsed me because they've read my articles,» he
said.
The Recorder's Justin Scheck was there and proved, once again, this time in a posting on the staff's
Legal Pad blog, that the publication is stocked with talented writers who can
write with color
about their subject matter (and I'm not just
saying that because he's four cubicles away from me in the office and a nice guy.).
Take iPad in One Hour for Litigators, 2nd edition and Internet
Legal Research on a Budget, for example: Jennifer Ellis
says, «The thing that impresses me most
about iPad in One Hour for Litigators, (
written by Tom Mighell), is how it immediately gets down to business and provides practical guidance on how to make the best use of an iPad.
«Our goal is to provide clearly
written stories
about people and companies in the
legal sector, with a measure of chutzpah,»
says Blake Davis, editor for Vanguard.
While a computer can
write about a structured game such as baseball (leading to the argument that this can be extended to
legal writing) Professors Remus and Levy
say: ``..
Massachusetts attorney Robert Ambrogi, who also
writes about the Internet and technology,
said there is a long list of «now - you - see - them, now - you - don't» networking sites designed for the
legal profession, including a high - profile site started by the American Bar Association that «just crashed and burned.»
And I'm not sure the
legal profession has a lot to cheer
about on this score: a contributor to the UK's Barrister Magazine can
write»... In that time [20 years] it is certainly fair to
say that the battle lines have shifted — women can now wear trousers in court (hoorah)...» And I have a suspicion, but do not know, that it's only recently that some law firms have abandoned the (likely unwritten) rule that women lawyers should not wear trousers to the office.
I think it is a save bet to
say that
legal technology is the most talked and
written about area in the
legal industry.
«If you want to move the country's jurisprudence in the right direction, you need people who are clear in their thinking and in their
writing and who are going to be in the position to educate the broader
legal community and the public at large
about what's at stake in these cases,» he
said.
Mark
says of himself «I
write about changes in the global
legal marketplace».
The abstract describes the piece as suggesting that «the music we, the
legal profession as a whole,
write about may
say something
about who we are as a profession.»
3) Shahmir is unquestionably telling lies
about BeLeave — either he was lying to VL's board member in charge of compliance, who has detailed
written notes taken after talking to Shahmir in 2016
about the independence of BeLeave (when Shahmir
said it was all ethical and
legal), or he is lying now.