Category: Brief Write Mastery
Enhance your research and writing skills with practical strategies and tips from Gallien Law. Stay updated on best practices in the legal field, and explore methods to strengthen the clarity, precision, and persuasive impact of your legal and non-legal writing.
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Building Stronger Legal Strategies: Attorney Gallien’s Recent Collaborations with Other Attorneys
At Gallien Law, we believe that collaboration is at the heart of delivering effective legal solutions. Attorney Corrie Gallien works closely with fellow attorneys to provide comprehensive legal support that enhances case strategies and ensures clients receive the best possible representation. Appellate Support and Independent Appeals Attorney Gallien provides full-service appellate representation—handling appeals independently as… Read more
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The Dangers of AI-Generated Legal Research: A Cautionary Tale for Attorneys
Recently, a United States District Court judge issued an order and rule to show cause against multiple attorneys who submitted a legal brief containing citations to cases that did not exist—hallucinated by artificial intelligence (AI). This development serves as a stark reminder that while AI tools can assist in legal research, they must never replace… Read more
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Brief Write’s Brief Bites
Day 7: Pace Yourself
Pace Yourself Welcome back to Day 7 of our Brief Bites series! Throughout this journey, we’ve explored how key dining etiquette principles—like serving fresh food, taking the gloves off, and maintaining proper posture—can elevate your legal writing. Today, we’re wrapping up with an essential final lesson—pacing. At a formal dinner, eating too quickly not only diminishes the… Read more
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Brief Write’s Brief Bites
Day 6: Use Your Utensils Wisely
Welcome back to Day 6 of our Brief Bites series! So far, we’ve explored serving fresh food, taking the gloves off, maintaining legal posture, timing arguments correctly, and avoiding overreaching. Today, we’re focusing on how the tools you use—both at the table and in your legal briefs—play a critical role in your presentation. At a formal meal,… Read more
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Brief Write’s Brief Bites
Day 5: Pass the Salt
Welcome back to Day 5 of our Brief Bites series! We’ve explored various dining etiquette principles and their parallels to effective legal writing. Today, we’re focusing on why overreaching in your briefs can be just as ineffective as reaching across the dinner table. Reaching across the dinner table—whether for salt or the breadbasket—is not only ineffective but… Read more
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Brief Write’s Brief Bites
Day 4: Wait Until Everyone is Seated
Welcome back to Day 4 of our Brief Bites series! So far, we’ve explored how several etiquette rules, like serving fresh food and taking your gloves off, also apply to effective legal writing. Today, we’re focusing on timing and order in brief writing. Being served food doesn’t mean it’s time to start eating—proper etiquette calls for waiting… Read more
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Brief Write’s Brief Bites
Day 3: Elbows Off the Table
Elbows Off the Table Welcome back to Day 3 of our Brief Bites series! So far, we’ve discussed serving fresh food with well-researched case law and keeping your briefs clean and professional by taking the gloves off. Today, we’re focusing on the importance of establishing legal posture early. A quick Google search reveals various theories on why… Read more
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Brief Write’s Brief Bites
Day 2: Gloves Off
Brief Write’s Brief Bites: Day 2 – Gloves Off Welcome back to Day 2 of our Brief Bites series! Yesterday, we talked about serving fresh food with well-researched, up-to-date case law. Today, we’re focusing on keeping your legal writing clean and professional. The dinner table isn’t a boxing ring, and neither is legal writing. Just as gloves… Read more
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Brief Write’s Brief Bites
Day 1: Serve Fresh Food
Welcome to Day 1 of Brief Write’s Brief Bites! Today’s tip is all about keeping your legal writing fresh and up to date. Serve Fresh Food Imagine chips without the crunch—disappointing, right? That’s how a court feels when faced with outdated arguments in a legal brief. Just as no one enjoys stale bread, judges and clerks… Read more
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Introducing Gallien Law’s
Brief Write Blog Series:
7 Days of Brief Bites!
Welcome to the launch of Gallien Law’s Brief Write blog! To celebrate, I’m kicking things off with a special seven-day series called Brief Write’s Brief Bites. This complementary series is designed to sharpen your legal writing skills with a focus on brief etiquette—because how you present your legal arguments matters as much as the arguments themselves. Brief Write’s… Read more