tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732637506819676957.post2093065115294315810..comments2024-03-21T00:29:19.686-07:00Comments on one inch warriors: Can legal writing principles improve your blog writing?Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15781884145968640186noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732637506819676957.post-48685729450929925202010-08-30T14:00:58.619-07:002010-08-30T14:00:58.619-07:00Now I want one.Now I want one.Stormyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10527705644047298716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732637506819676957.post-3868340120365290282010-08-29T21:52:41.483-07:002010-08-29T21:52:41.483-07:00I'm not a fan of Guinness either, so no I won&...I'm not a fan of Guinness either, so no I won't ask.<br /><br />Hell, I'd consider moving there and tending bar or working as a garbage man for the rest of my days if it meant I never had to pay my loans back. Unfortunately, I focused on criminal law in school, not international business transactions.<br /><br />Funny you mention alcoholism. I just attended the mandatory 1 hour Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781884145968640186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732637506819676957.post-9105857424078153992010-08-29T14:52:07.146-07:002010-08-29T14:52:07.146-07:00'I think I'll go pick up a 6 pack of Harp ...'I think I'll go pick up a 6 pack of Harp and fantasize about that.'<br />Harp? Ugh. That's terrible stuff. The Nordies can keep it. I'm not a fan of Guinness either before you ask. <br /><br />Funnily enough I did my thesis on gambling and know a bit about the counties that have legalised both it and prostitution. Just a pity I couldn't convince the college to give me a Stormyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10527705644047298716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732637506819676957.post-78137410369630619052010-08-29T09:50:42.210-07:002010-08-29T09:50:42.210-07:00...and I've considered relocating to Ireland t......and I've considered relocating to Ireland to abscond from my students loans. I think I'll go pick up a 6 pack of Harp and fantasize about that.<br /><br />Actually, in the great shit-hole state of Nevada, prostitution is illegal in the county in which Vegas is located, and generally in most of its larger metro areas (Reno, Carson City). So you can have blackjack OR hookers, but not Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781884145968640186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732637506819676957.post-59631835249161040182010-08-28T17:29:27.975-07:002010-08-28T17:29:27.975-07:00'Well Stormy, you're Irish, so there!'...'Well Stormy, you're Irish, so there!'<br />Yeah I am, and every day is a party.<br /><br />'We don't have that barrister/solicitor distinction here - maybe as soliciting is a prostitution related offense in most states.'<br /><br />But not in Vegas, baby!<br /><br />Solicitor = representative.<br />Barrister = advocate.<br /><br />That's what it boils down to.<br /><Stormyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10527705644047298716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732637506819676957.post-79521243565753106282010-08-28T14:59:33.579-07:002010-08-28T14:59:33.579-07:00Well Stormy, you're Irish, so there! We did b...Well Stormy, you're Irish, so there! We did briefly gloss over discovery methods in 1st year civil procedure, mostly to learn that ongoing & repetitious discovery violations can get you sanctioned in court. I write a heap of discovery related motions at work, unfortunately. <br /><br />We don't have that barrister/solicitor distinction here - maybe as soliciting is a prostitution Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781884145968640186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732637506819676957.post-53027688571447042492010-08-28T14:23:04.075-07:002010-08-28T14:23:04.075-07:00Ahh, Bob Loblaw. It's been a while.
'I wo...Ahh, Bob Loblaw. It's been a while.<br /><br />'I would expect another legally educated person to know what interrogatories are.'<br />I hadn't heard/read of that term til now but that's because over here (and probably in England too) you don't get any formal legal training (court procedures etc) until you do your apprenticeship, whether that is as a Barrister or SolicitorStormyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10527705644047298716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732637506819676957.post-11011128006573614852010-08-27T11:09:29.449-07:002010-08-27T11:09:29.449-07:00@Dethtron: I have never even heard of that novel. ...@Dethtron: I have never even heard of that novel. The only non-legal assigned reading I had in law school was some American history because my constitutional law prof (radio host Hugh Hewitt) decided the class needed a better grasp of the drafting of the Constitution.<br /><br />@Dethron/AbusePuppy: I guess a way to re-express my idea is that leaning on jargon too heavily can be a detriment to Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781884145968640186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732637506819676957.post-23023862573205779012010-08-27T07:39:36.482-07:002010-08-27T07:39:36.482-07:00These are both good principles for writing in gene...These are both good principles for writing in general; avoid falling into the realm of simply spitting out buzzwords and keep things as short as you can manage while getting your point across.<br /><br />On the former, however, there has to be a gradation depending on your audience. Most jargon terms are created because they refer to something commonly referenced by the subculture/profession in AbusePuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07413248837734103198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732637506819676957.post-45041227745969693782010-08-26T22:54:42.677-07:002010-08-26T22:54:42.677-07:00two questions:
1. Did you have to read Melville&...two questions:<br /><br />1. Did you have to read Melville's Billy Budd in law school? I once had an English prof. claim that all law students read this, but have yet to meet one that has.<br /><br />2. Nothing is worse than not knowing Jargon. My first professional translation involved a "terms of sales and shipping" document for a german manufacturer of miniature pneumatic Dethtronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07257162715130436403noreply@blogger.com