Alex Barnett, a partner in DiCello Levitt’s Antitrust and Competition Litigation Practice Group, was published in Bloomberg Law on February 7, 2025, for his article titled, “Hollywood’s Storytelling Devices Can Spice Up Your Legal Brief.”
Alex writes, “The goal of legal writing is persuasion—convincing someone to adopt or favor your argument over your opposition’s view. And it’s difficult if not impossible to persuade your audience if you’re not engaging them.
Legal writing must be firmly grounded in the facts of a particular case and founded upon governing legal authority. But it shouldn’t be a bullet-pointed list of facts and case citations. It should be a compelling narrative.
For help in making your writing truly compelling, there’s no better place to look than to the screenwriters of Hollywood. So, as you look at your laptop screen about to edit the word salad you’ve been asked to dress up before the court-imposed deadline, here are three paramount storytelling concepts to integrate into your brief.”
Read his full article in Bloomberg Law, online here.