Law students,
Legal writing is essential. Every lawyer will write. The better you write, the more you will help your client.
Law school doesn't help you become a better writer. So, how do you become better at this critical part of the practice?
Thankfully, Ryan McCarl has just published a new book. Get it. Now. I've just started reading it, and it is fantastic. It's fantastic because it is well written and he teaches.
How good is the book? It is going into my bookshelf next to Ross Guberman's books. I believe Ross is the greatest legal writer in Anglo-American jurisprudence. If you put what Ross and Ryan are teaching together, even someone like me can write well(ish).
Ryan McCarl has given you a tool. Tools allow us to do our jobs better. Law school should give you tools. It doesn't. Thankfully, folks like Ryan are stepping up and filling the gap.
It's one thing to be a genius. It's another to be able to teach. Ryan is both—to our benefit.
This book will make you a better legal writer. Get it.
#lawstudents
Senior Manager at BYU Law School
4moYou are awesome Dan and it is not a surprise that you have been given this award. Well done!