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Lifelong learning and the privilege of practicing law: an interview with Ryan McCarl
Ryan McCarl appeared on the Lawyers in the Making podcast last month to discuss his legal career, lifelong learning, and more in a wide-ranging…
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Music I loved in 2023
A year-end recap of the music I listened to and the audio equipment I bought.
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Three bodies
On adding a daughter to the mix.
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Studying vocabulary (or anything else) with ChatGPT
ChatGPT has made it easy to create customized study materials.
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Music I loved in 2022
A year-end recap of the music I listened to.
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Top Gun and other guilty pleasures
Top Gun: Maverick is propaganda for hypermasculinity, but I loved it anyway.
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Government in the womb
On the Supreme Court’s expected decision to eliminate abortion rights.
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Second Stage
Second Stage
The personal blog of Ryan McCarl, an attorney and educator committed to lifelong learning and growth. McCarl is the author of Elegant Legal Writing (see bit.ly/elw-book and bit.ly/elw-blog) and a founding partner of litigation firm Rushing McCarl LLP.
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Elegant Legal Writing (book)
Order Ryan McCarl’s book Elegant Legal Writing on Amazon
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Ryan McCarl’s legal writing blog
Rushing McCarl LLP
A business litigation firm in California
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Ryan McCarl’s homepage
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