Addition: Also, And, Another reason, Besides, Equally important, Finally, Furthermore, In addition, In other words, Moreover, Next, Similarly Alternative: Alternatively, Although, But, Contrary to, Conversely, Even though, However, In contrast, Nevertheless, On the other hand, Regardless, Still, Though, Yet Analogy: Again, Also, Analogously,

Showmanship: Hiring a lawyer tells the other side you are serious about your complaint, or about defending yourself against a complaint, giving you a stronger position in any settlement negotiations.

Attorney-client privilege forbids a lawyer from disclosing certain communications made with a client—when those communications were intended by the client to be confidential—to anyone else without the client’s permission. However,

In a few types of civil disputes, the defendant bears the burden of proof. For example, a customer sued by a utility provider for nonpayment may have to prove that the bill was paid, or provide a convincing justification for why it was not.

As it could not be shown that the parties had agreed to the same thing, there was no meeting of the minds and therefore no binding contract. The court ruled that Wichelhaus did not have to pay for the cotton.

Even if others act poorly, you cannot use it as a reason to act poorly yourself.

Whether working from good or bad facts, or good or bad law, students need to show they can use their resources to convincingly support or refute a position.

When the law favors your position, identify it and return to it again and again.

Writing isn’t recording your thoughts; it’s thinking on the page.