UC Hastings SSRN Research Paper Series

We are pleased to announce the launch of the UC Hastings Legal Studies Research Paper Series at the Social Science Research Network (SSRN). This Research Paper Series will include abstracts, works in progress, and published papers written by the faculty of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Subscribers will receive periodic emails with abstracts of papers included in the series and an opportunity to download the papers free of charge. Subscribing is FREE and only requires you to click on this link, http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=UC-Hastings-LEG, and set up an SSRN account.

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Friday, June 07, 2013

The Recorder

Viewpoint: Guard Your Clients' Public Secrets

And here's the rub: On his blog, Hunter wrote about his own cases in some detail. He used the real names of clients who were acquitted, and the names of clients for whom he negotiated favorable plea bargains to lesser charges. And he acknowledged that he used the names without his clients' consent.

Friday, June 14, 2013

The Recorder

Viewpoint: The Death Penalty is in Limbo

Our hearts weep for the many victims of Ramirez's cruelty, and that of other perpetrators of vicious crimes. Let us punish these people properly, soundly and economically, by sentencing them to life without parole, and give up on the hollow hopes of a death penalty that is anything but.

Friday, June 14, 2013

The Recorder

Your Skills: Appellate Brief Writing, Before, During and After

No matter how many briefs one has written, the next one can probably be improved because the craft of brief writing is a search for perfection. But unlike perfection, if a few basic strategies are followed, more effective briefs are easily within reach.

Friday, June 14, 2013

The Recorder

Your Skills: Writing a Brief--Lessons From Literature

Tell the truth — lay out all of the facts, and all of the law — but tell it slant. Be artful in word choice, for every detail counts. Consider at the outset even small choices like what to name the parties — are they plaintiff and defendant, victim and prisoner, or Mr. Smith and Officer Jones? Judiciously use the passive voice to subtly downplay the negative, while preferring active voice generally, and especially in order to accentuate the positive.

Monday, June 17, 2013

Engaged Scholarship