What’s the No. 1 Mistake Associates Make in Their Drafts?

Dear Legal Writer, The No. 1 mistake associates make in their drafts has nothing to do with legal writing.

It also has nothing to do with English:

-grammar
-punctuation
-usage
-syntax

(Although many associates get those wrong, too.)

Those are indeed huge problems, but they are not No. 1.

👉 No, the No. 1 mistake is inconsistent formatting. And the one that drives me the most nuts is in the photo.

—Need I say more?

💌 Amanda

P.S. Mixing straight quotes and curly quotes within the same document usually stems from cutting and pasting from online.

This one is ENTIRELY within your control.

Please get it under control.

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🗳️ What’s the No. 1 stupid mistake that gets most under your skin?

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