by TypeLaw | May 9, 2024 | Briefing, citations, compliant formatting, Texas, Uncategorized
Formatting a brief for a Texas court Filing a compliant, well-formatted brief demonstrates your professionalism, establishes credibility with the court, and ensures that your brief won’t be rejected for technical errors—such as not adhering to specifications around...
by TypeLaw | Mar 26, 2024 | Briefing, citations, compliant formatting, Uncategorized
Brief rejections damage your reputation as an attorney It’s crucial for lawyers to steer clear of brief rejections in federal court to protect both their clients’ interests and their professional reputation. Rejected briefs not only cause frustrating...
by TypeLaw | Mar 22, 2024 | Events
TypeLaw is pleased to be a sponsor of the LCSF American Inn of Court March Luncheon and program honoring the California Judiciary. This event, which arose from the Inn’s 70+ year tradition of hosting a luncheon celebrating the California Supreme Court, provides the...
by TypeLaw | Mar 11, 2024 | Briefing, citations, hyperlinking
The role of citations in a legal brief When writing a legal brief, lawyers use citations to scaffold a grounded, credible argument that persuades the reader to adopt their point of view. Relevant, accurate, perfectly formatted citations are a mark of an...
by TypeLaw | Feb 16, 2024 | Briefing, compliant formatting, editing, News
When preparing a legal brief, it’s easy to get caught up in the many small (but vital!) formatting details and end up wasting valuable time — time that you could have spent sharpening your argument. Why legal brief formatting takes so long To dig into why it takes so...
