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    Supreme Preparation: What Attorneys Go Through before Facing the Nine

    For some advocates, arguing before the Supreme Court for the first time feels like a dream come true. All the same, many feel the weight of history and knowledge that their arguments result in decisions impacting all facets of American life.

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    Meeting Their Needs: How to Be the Best Possible Friend of the Court, the Party you’re Supporting, and the Clients you Represent

    Three questions to ask yourself before filing amicus briefs.

    From Pocket Constitution to Influential Appellate Lawyer

    Tillman Breckenridge, an appellate attorney who has represented clients in every federal court of appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court, discusses his appellate career and his experience with amicus brief writing.

    Multistate Amicus Briefs and Supreme Court Review

    Convincing the U.S. Supreme Court to hear your case is no easy task. The Court typically grants only about 60 to 70 of the roughly 8,000 petitions for writ of certiorari that it receives each year—less than 1%. So how do you make your case compelling?

    How to Be Admitted to the Supreme Court Bar and Why You Should

    A unique opportunity to become a member of the Supreme Court Bar has opened, and Josephine M. Bahn, ABA Young Lawyers Division Chair details some of the benefits of being admitted as a member of the Supreme Court Bar.

    How I Became a Supreme Court Clerk

    A lawyer who clerked for Justice Elena Kagan offers some tips to increase your odds of obtaining a federal clerkship.

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