Law360 has How Paul Clement Does It All -- Clement, who was U.S. solicitor general under former President George W. Bush, is used to making several oral argument appearances before the justices in a term, but this year he set a new personal best by arguing nine cases before the high court.
How do you prepare for each argument? My basic approach to preparing for these oral arguments hasn't really changed since I was in the solicitor general's office, and the standard practice in the solicitor general's office is to do two moot courts before a Supreme Court argument. I think moot courts are absolutely indispensable. I would never do a Supreme Court argument without doing at least two moot courts, so I've kind of stuck to that basic practice. Last term, I had three cases, and I did two moots for each one. And I did the same thing this year, even though there were more cases.
Law360 also has After Tense Terms, Hints Of High Court Harmony With Circuits and The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
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