Dear Legal Writer, I’m getting myself pumped for the LA City Attorney’s office this afternoon. I’m going to teach them not to “CUSS”!
Dear Legal Writer, I’m getting myself pumped for the LA City Attorney’s office this…
I drafted 7 perfect pages (or so I thought), but all I heard back was:
I drafted 7 perfect pages (or so I thought), but all I heard back…
Dear Legal Writer: The 3 most important things to recall when writing any brief:
Dear Legal Writer: The 3 most important things to recall when writing any brief:…
Dear Legal Writer, “If you can give good directions, you can probably write a good brief.”
Dear Legal Writer, “If you can give good directions, you can probably write a…
Dear Legal Writer, For the love of God, please stop writing “By and through undersigned counsel.”
Dear Legal Writer, For the love of God, please stop writing “By and through…
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Dear Legal Writer, Here’s something I use every day to make my writing better—…
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I started with 486 connections.Now I have 55,877 followers.It has changed my life.It has…
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Dear Legal Writer: A sultry summer day calls for some sentence-slicers. Try these 6….
Do You Really Know How to Use ”As Such”?
Dear Legal Writer, I recoil in disgust at “As such.” No one uses it…
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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…
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𝟭,𝟱𝟬𝟭 Copies Sold for *𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟭𝗟*!
I awoke to amazing news: 𝟭,𝟱𝟬𝟭 copies sold for *𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟭𝗟*! I owe ALL…
Clarity Is More Important Than Brevity
Dear Legal Writer: Clarity is more important than brevity, so please stop mindlessly cutting…