Opinion writing is a matter of taste, but I think the D.C. Circuit’s recent opinion in Jarkesy v. SEC is a fine example of excellent legal writing. The issue in the case is whether a person subject to ...

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 ...

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 ...

UNLV law school student Sarah Voehl is about to embark on a federal court clerkship, and she credits the university’s top-rated legal writing program for helping her get there. “Most cases are won by ...