Careful what you copy

Many, perhaps most, lawyers regularly recycle their old briefs and use them again when issues reoccur. In addition, firms have brief banks and encourage lawyers to reuse old briefs. Further, many lawyers rely on briefs available online to prepare their own briefs. As a result, it was a surprise to learn that at least one federal court considers reusing briefs without attribution to be dishonest and unethical. …

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