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#lang pollen
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◊(define-meta title "motions")
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◊hanging-topic[(topic-from-metas metas)]{Extra attention to legibility is time well spent}
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Litigators, I appreciate that motions are often written under deadline pressure that make good typography seem like an unaffordable luxury.
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But when is it more important to have your reader’s full attention? You’re asking a judge to order a remedy — or, if you’re opposing, to refrain from ordering that remedy. The issue is important enough to have reached the judge’s desk. The ruling may not be appealable. Shouldn’t you put your best foot forward?
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“Yes, but where do I find the time?” You take care of the typography before you write your motion—by setting up a motion template with paragraph and character styles that handle most of the typography chores as you write. When you get to the end, there’s not much left to do.
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Or you can submit motions that look like they just rolled out of bed.
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◊before-and-after-pdfs["motion"]
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