Dear 1L: Don’t confuse “prescribe” & “proscribe”
Dear 1L Writer, I’m seeing students use “proscribe” and “prescribe” interchangeably. Wanted to make…
Dear Legal Writer: How to use “Here” & “There” to improve your legal writing
Dear Legal Writer, When you write a legal research memo or brief, you spend…
Dear Legal Writer: Placement & Punctuation for “Thus” & “Therefore”
If you write “Thus,” “Therefore,” or similar words to start a sentence, elevate your…
Dear 1L Writer
Dear 1L Writer, I’m not sure why this trips up new law students, but…
Dear 1L Writer: Better options for “the fact that”
✏️ Dear 1L Writer, If you write “the fact that,” please stop. Why? It’s…
Dear 1L Writer: Use the Oxford Comma
💌 Dear 1L Writer, This quick guide will help you write more clearly. 🟢…
How to Succeed in 1L Legal Writing
💌 Dear 1L, If you want to succeed in legal writing, you’ll need to…
Dear 1L: Don’t Fight the Legal Writing Rules
💌 Dear 1L, 1L legal writing was the one course I did NOT fear….
Dear 1L: OCI Writing Samples: 3 Steps to increase the odds yours is well-received by law firms.
💌 Dear 1L, OCI writing samples: 3 steps to increase the odds yours is…
Dear 1L – Advice on OCI Writing Samples
Advice on OCI Writing Samples
Dear 1L: Comprise vs. Compose
Dear 1L, You are misusing the words “comprise” and “compose.” I concede: I, too,…
Dear 1L: When to capitalize “court”
Dear 1L, I’m keeping a list of recurring mistakes in law-student writing samples. This…