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In our annual Year in Review episode, Lee Rawles speaks to her ABA Journal colleagues Blair Chavis, Julianne Hill and Stephanie Francis Ward to find out how they spent their downtime in 2022.
In our annual Year in Review episode, Lee Rawles speaks to her ABA Journal colleagues Blair Chavis, Matt Reynolds and Amanda Robert to find out how they spent their free time in 2021.
Your recipe for effective legal writing Bryan Garner on Words Part one of a three-part series Congratulations. You’re the newest hire at your state attorney general’s office. They advertised for an experienced litigator with sound writing skills, and you got the job. Your first law job was in this very office—and you know the demands can be great. Now, after a few years in private practice, you’re among the most experienced litigators in the office. After two days of orientation, you’ve just arrived for your first day of work. It’s 8:45 a.m. Your supervising attorney briefly expla...
Can replacing hierarchies with a hive mentality transform our profession? Photo illustration by Brenan Sharp/ABA Journal It’s fun to consider the possibility that the core of what humans experience at rock concerts, group fitness classes and flash mob dances might hold a key to improving the functioning of our law firms, law schools and legal communities. Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s concept of the “hive switch” might be the jolt our profession needs. Haidt defines the hive switch as “an adaptation for making groups more cohesive, and therefore more successful in competition...
If you can give good directions, you can probably write a good brief Photo by Winn Fuqua Photography We’ve all had the experience of being told how to get from one place to another. You’ve doubtless noticed that some of your friends are exceedingly inept at it: They leave out important landmarks but include trivial ones. They don’t see things from your point of view. Other friends are picture-perfect: They draw maps with just the right amount of detail to get you from point A to point D with assurance. Never a worry: Each time you have a question on the journey, you’re reassured by th...