Logical Transition Examples

Complex cases often require complex lines of argument. The downside, of course, is that a tired reader can easily get lost when sifting through the various levels of your argument. Use the phrases below to highlight the big takeaways and keep your reader on track. Case citations have been replaced

Get ahead in your case by using the phrases below to block or preempt potential counterarguments before opposing counsel can raise (and frame) them.  Case citations have been replaced by “. . .” to shorten these passages and to allow you to digest them more easily. All the same Example

All the Greats convey complex legal problems through simple but evocative examples. You can begin to do so too by incorporating the phrases below into your daily brief writing.   Case citations have been replaced by “. . .” to shorten these passages and to allow you to digest them more

Does enumerating your supporting reasons with  “First . . . Second . . . Third . . .” feel too stilted and wooden? Instead, try sprinkling in some of these transition phrases to increase flow and supply a conversational feel. Case citations have been replaced by “. . .” to

The best legal writers know how to quickly pivot away from bad facts and irrelevant arguments. Do so seamlessly (as they do) with the phrases below. Case citations have been replaced by “. . .” to shorten these passages and to allow you to digest them more easily. At any

Need to focus your discussion or distill the main point for your reader? Here are a few phrases you can use to signal “it’s time to pay attention” to your reader. Case citations have been replaced by “. . .” to shorten these passages and to allow you to digest

Unsure of how to close out that brief? Conclude with aplomb by using short, light transition words like the pros! Case citations have been replaced by “. . .” to shorten these passages and to allow you to digest them more easily. Accordingly Example from Justice Scalia: “Because Shatzer experienced

Crystallize your causal connections by following the leads of these legal-writing pros. Case citations have been replaced by “. . .” to shorten these passages and to allow you to digest them more easily. And so Example from Justice Scalia: “This Court, like all federal appellate courts, does not review

Want to sharpen your legal writing transitions? Here are choice examples of how to preempt your opponent, contrast facts, and distinguish contrary authority. Case citations have been replaced by “. . .” to shorten these passages and to allow you to digest them more easily. At the same time Example