You've heard the conventional wisdom. When writing a brief, make it short, because shorter is better.
But is it really? Based on the briefs I regularly see in my own practice, many lawyers don't seem to think so. Even in courts that have imposed page limits on briefs, lawyers routinely include motions with their overlong opuses seeking relief from the court's guidelines.
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