by Kevin Coates | Sep 29, 2014 | Commentary, Legal Writing
Therefore, to be possess’d with double pomp, To guard a title that was rich before, To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye...
by Kevin Coates | Oct 30, 2013 | Commentary, Legal Writing
“There are two things wrong with almost all legal writing. One is its style. The other is its content.” This quote and the law review article it comes from (entitled “Goodbye to Law Reviews”) is new to me. I came across it via Edward Tufte whose superb...
