If you’re not reading the weekly Blawg Review, you should; it’s a great summary of what’s happening in the blawg-o-sphere.  This week’s edition Blawg Review #35, hosted by Colin Samuel’s at Infamy and Praise is an especially great example of the Blawg Review genre. 

One of the items mentioned in Blawg Review that I enjoyed (and would have otherwise missed) is this list of Top Ten Worthless Tips for Appellate Practice from Appellate Law & Practice.  The list includes some real winning ideas like "follow the rules," make your point clearly and don’t mis-state the law.  And yet people charge CLE money for tips like that (which is yet another reason why I don’t endorse mandatory CLE requirements.  You’d be better off reading a pile of appellate briefs and spending a day observing argument at your local appellate court than taking a class that restates the obvious). 

8 Responses to Blawg review #35 and Worthless Advice

I hate to say it, but the “worthless” advice bears repeating over and over again because so many people, including experienced appellate lawyers, ignore it so often.
If you want sophisticated brief writing and oral argument skills, you’re better off reading a few hundred briefs (and keeping 10-15 as reference tools) and attending dozens of arguments before the appellate judges in front of whom you will likely appear. Yes, these things take time, but they’re more likely to give you the practical education you need than the average appellate CLE.

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I hate to say it, but the “worthless” advice bears repeating over and over again because so many people, including experienced appellate lawyers, ignore it so often.
If you want sophisticated brief writing and oral argument skills, you’re better off reading a few hundred briefs (and keeping 10-15 as reference tools) and attending dozens of arguments before the appellate judges in front of whom you will likely appear. Yes, these things take time, but they’re more likely to give you the practical education you need than the average appellate CLE.

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