legal pad
noun
: a writing tablet of ruled yellow paper that is usually 8.5 by 14 inches (about 22 by 36 centimeters)
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Throughout the first week, the one-time billionaire was actively involved in his case’s legal strategy, feverishly jotting down notes on a legal pad, passing over sticky notes to his attorneys, and shaking his head at the narrative prosecutors put forth.
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
Armed with a list of questions on a legal pad and a tape recorder, Edda Fields-Black and her older sister went from house to house in Brownsville recording her family’s history – a task she was paid to do by her mom, historian Dorothy Jenkins Fields.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 10 May 2025
Robbins wrote his books in longhand on legal pads, producing only a couple of pages a day and with nothing plotted in advance.
—Bill Trott, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
As his attorney wrapped up a marathon closing argument Monday, former House Speaker Michael Madigan sat stoic at the defense table, gazing at the jury with his usual legal pad and pencil at the ready.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
Armed with a list of questions on a legal pad and a tape recorder, Edda Fields-Black and her older sister went from house to house in Brownsville recording her family’s history – a task she was paid to do by her mom, historian Dorothy Jenkins Fields.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 10 May 2025
Robbins wrote his books in longhand on legal pads, producing only a couple of pages a day and with nothing plotted in advance.
—Bill Trott, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
As his attorney wrapped up a marathon closing argument Monday, former House Speaker Michael Madigan sat stoic at the defense table, gazing at the jury with his usual legal pad and pencil at the ready.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Legal pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20pad. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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