All I Really Need To Know About Legal Writing I Learned in My Ninth Circuit Clerkship

"Working for Intel's General Counsel has reinforced for me how critical writing well is for our success. And many of the skills I use now trace back to my time clerking for Pamela Ann Rymer of the U.S Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit," says Adam Kaplan, technical assistant and counsel to the general counsel at Intel Corporation.

April 25, 2022 at 05:00 AM

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Adam I. Kaplan

Hollywood likes to focus on drama in the courtroom, but most lawyers will tell you they explain and persuade through the written word. The analyses we tackle are often complex, and our audiences typically have more briefs or emails to read than time to read them. Working for Intel's General Counsel has reinforced for me how critical writing well is for our success. And many of the skills I use now trace back to my time clerking for Pamela Ann Rymer of the U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.