This is a guest post by Philip Hall. Philip is a current 3L at Pennsylvania State University’s Dickinson School of Law. After law school, Philip will be a civil litigator at the law firm of Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett,……

Social media and online blogging have created extraordinary opportunities for individuals and groups to publicly disseminate information, participate in public policy debates, and contribute to the marketplace of ideas. Indeed, social media and online blogging certainly have benefits, such as……

Each week, the Appellate Advocacy Blog Weekly Roundup presents a few tidbits of news and Twitter posts from the past week concerning appellate advocacy. As always, if you see something during the week that you think we should be sure……

When the Supreme Court recently heard arguments in Lange v. California, Justices were forced to consider how a police officer should react to emergencies in the field—perhaps their primary role in modern policing. The case concerns the arrest of Arthur……

I am a huge fan of clerking. As any of my former students know, I strongly advocate that law students consider clerking after law school. And as my judge friends know, I am not shy to recommend current students to……

Law school can be a stressful experience, particularly in the first year. Indeed, during the first year, a significant amount of stress results from the uncertainty regarding law school (e.g., not knowing how to study effectively or how to prioritize……

There are many takeaways from the “I am not a cat” video. A quick search of YouTube shows that some of the replays of the video have been watched in the millions of times (one from Guardian News has 8.6……

Many academic institutions, professional organizations, and private corporations have embraced implicit bias training as a method by which to combat discrimination. The concept of implicit bias states that all individuals harbor unconscious biases that lead to, among other things, discrimination……

As all appellate practitioners know, legal research takes a great deal of practice. Unfortunately, we never have quite enough time to assign extra research projects in law school, and all students can benefit from more research experience. Meanwhile, many practitioners……

Each week, the Appellate Advocacy Blog Weekly Roundup presents a few tidbits of news and Twitter posts from the past week concerning appellate advocacy. As always, if you see something during the week that you think we should be sure……

The Legal Writing Institute and The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute invite proposals for their virtual symposium on Artificial Intelligence and the Legal Profession, scheduled for Friday, September 24, and Saturday, September 25, 2021, and hosted by Northwestern University……

I am in the middle of grading draft arguments for my students’ appellate briefs, so the task of structuring an appellate brief is certainly on my mind. The most recent issue of The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process contains……

Closing argument is among the most critical parts of a trial, as it provides attorneys with one final opportunity to persuade the jury to rule in their favor. Below are tips to maximize the persuasive value of a closing argument….…