> Typographic decisions should be made for a purpose. The Times of London chose the typeface Times New Roman to serve an audience looking for a quick read. Lawyers don’t want their audience to read fast and throw the document away; they want to maximize retention. Achieving that goal requires a different approach—different typefaces, different column widths, different writing conventions. Briefs are like books rather than newspapers. The most important piece of advice we can offer is this: read some good books and try to make your briefs more like them.

This is somewhat ironic as, if I'm not mistaken, it is written by lawyers and uses Times New Roman. (Does the 8th circuit want the reader to read fast and throw the document away?)

Kwpolska 19 hours ago | parent [-]

This document is typeset in New Century Schoolbook.

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djoldman 19 hours ago | parent [-]

Hrm, interesting: I couldn't tell the difference.

	▲	mark-r 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You're not alone. My wife just assumes anything with serifs is Times New Roman, and she's a lot more normal than I am.