Naturally I started asking my seniors questions like: «How do you know the judge is going to read it till the end?» or «Do we really have to put forward all fifteen arguments if ten of them are clearly weak?» or «Are you sure we will not make idiots of ourselves by replying to obviously ridiculous arguments of the other party?»
Most of the seniors (not all of them, I really, really thank those who didn't) wisely replied: «This is how it is done here» or «Who the hell are you do doubt my expertise?» or «I expect the draft done MY WAY by tomorrow, get lost now!».