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What can you do to make your readers think that you're intelligent, analytical, and diligent? The secret may not be what you think. In fact, some of the writing techniques [...]

A panel of 137 American scholars ranked Dr. Martin Luther King's landmark 'I Have a Dream' speech the best political speech of the 20th century, citing, among other things, its [...]

On the ninth hole at Blackacre Golf Club, two first-year law students indulge in a rare moment of relaxation: 'Ya gonna waggle and twitch until I'm eligible for social security?' [...]

Oh, it's so tempting. You've just gotten your first research assignment as a new clerk, summer associate, or attorney. Eager to impress, you jump onto your favorite online research service [...]

The article advises student lawyers to use treatises to begin a legal research process. Topics discussed are the advantage of using treatises in terms of gaining education about unfamiliar areas of law, as well as the case against starting with an online keyword search for case law including the risk of default to a case ranking based on relevance that may give a false sense of security.