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GeekyPenguin · #1 12-17-2007, 11:37 PM

One semester left!

GeekyPenguin · #2 01-11-2008, 02:29 AM

I'm back at work and clinic (although thankfully not classes yet) and I just wanted everyone to know how much I hate string cites. See, also a lot, very much, with every fiber of my being.

MysticCat · #3 01-11-2008, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

I'm back at work and clinic (although thankfully not classes yet) and I just wanted everyone to know how much I hate string cites. See, also a lot, very much, with every fiber of my being.

The thing is, most judges don't like them either. Cite a few cases and let it go.

GeekyPenguin · #4 01-11-2008, 08:30 PM

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The thing is, most judges don't like them either. Cite a few cases and let it go.

I was updating the appendix for an upcoming petition, so I was reformatting text from Westlaw into the appropriate format - so annoying. The cite started with Meyer v. Nebraska and went through PP v. Casey - I've never hated italics so much in my life.

unspokenone25 · #5 01-13-2008, 10:27 AM

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I've never hated italics so much in my life.

It's better than having to underline cites. A partner at my firm won't allow associates to use italics in cites...EVER.

adpiucf · #6 01-13-2008, 02:55 PM

By the way, grades came out this week!

Thanks to all of you GC law students for putting up with all of my first semester neuroses!!!

GeekyPenguin · #7 01-18-2008, 06:20 PM

So I'm applying for jobs right now and this firm that's pretty well known in the area where I'll be practicing is hiring - my problem is that ALL my writing samples are from work I did opposing them in litigation. The only other stuff I have is things currently pending that I can't use or things from classes. This is such a weird situation.

skylark · #8 01-18-2008, 07:20 PM

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It's better than having to underline cites. A partner at my firm won't allow associates to use italics in cites...EVER.

How retro. Whenever I see documents filed that adhere to 1970s format standards I kind of roll my eyes.

As far as the whole regional citation quirk conversation above goes, though, I have to say it happens where I am, too. There are a few things like the abbreviation for our court of appeals that for whatever reason gets abbreviated in a really screwy non-bluebook way. But if you do it bluebook, it just looks weird and out of place in the region -- like you're writing the document from out of state. Who knows... maybe they do it just to screw with out-of-staters.

LegallyBrunette · #9 01-22-2008, 09:14 PM

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How retro. Whenever I see documents filed that adhere to 1970s format standards I kind of roll my eyes.

As far as the whole regional citation quirk conversation above goes, though, I have to say it happens where I am, too. There are a few things like the abbreviation for our court of appeals that for whatever reason gets abbreviated in a really screwy non-bluebook way. But if you do it bluebook, it just looks weird and out of place in the region -- like you're writing the document from out of state. Who knows... maybe they do it just to screw with out-of-staters.

I never realized underlining was considered outdated. That's how I was taught in Legal Writing and that's what's expected at my firm. Then again, it doesn't shock me that Pittsburgh is behind the times on something.