![]() ![]() ![]() As they explain,Īmong its attractive features, Century Schoolbook is “highly readable, yet commands an air of authority with letters that take up more space than Times New Roman.” It has even been called the “crème-de-la-crème of legal fonts.” So what is the solution? Well, the authors suggest that you think about using fonts in the Century family. As the authors explain, "'hen every character is the same width, the eye loses valuable clues that help it distinguish one letter from another.'" The problem with Courier New (other than the fact that it is just ugly) is that it takes up a lot of space. Courier New was designed with typewriters in mind-its non-proportional format makes it easy to white out one letter in a document and replace it with any other letter, since all letters in Courier New take up the same amount of space. ![]() On the other side of the font spectrum is Courier New, another common lawyer font. As one commentator has remarked, Times New Roman is “the font of least resistance.” It “is not a font choice so much as the absence of a font choice.” It is the beige of fonts. Today, for whatever reason, Times New Roman has become the standard, including for North Carolina lawyers. The status quo is that lawyers prefer Times New Roman, a font designed by a London newspaper to facilitate skimming-not something that you want a judge to do to your brief. The authors begin by explaining the current font status quo, focusing on their home state of North Carolina. According to a recently published column by a North Carolina judge and several litigators, yes, it very well may impact how your brief is read and retained. ![]()
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