2024 | 2024 June | Dear 1L | Dear 2L | Legal Writing
Book Status Update
It’s getting real, folks. —> I’m spending the weekend in a final push on…
I Bombed 1L Legal Writing
I bombed 1L legal writing.Got the lowest grade of my life. It made me…
Paula Price Podcast
The biggest complaint I hear from law-firm partners is that their associates don’t write…
“Myriad” vs. “a myriad of” vs. “plethora”
Dear Legal Writer, Here’s everything you need to know: 🔸 To begin, “myriad” means…
2024 | Dear 1L | Legal Writing
Dear Summer Associate – Law Firm Terminology
It’s hard to feel comfortable working at a law firm when the attorneys say…
2024 | Dear 1L | Legal Writing
New Book for Rising 1Ls
Dear Rising 1L, I’m so excited to tell you about a new book meant…
Three Blind Mice
Dear Legal Writer, The style of these three sentences should look familiar. It’s how…
Pet Peeve Alert: “Plethora”
Dear Legal Writer, I’ve been seeing “plethora” used inappropriately in WAY too many LinkedIn…
2024 | Dear 1L | Dear 2L | Legal Writing
Reflections From My Time as a Paralegal
I was a paralegal at a 175-lawyer Boston firm for 2 years before law…
Jay Harrington
Dear Legal Writer, So much of what I’ve learned can be traced back to…
2024 | Dear 1L | Dear 2L | Legal Writing
My “Harry Potter” Scar
When I was 3 years old, a drunk taxi driver ran a stop sign…
Don’t Use “As” to Mean “Because”
Dear Legal Writer, Don’t use “as” to mean “because” in legal writing. “As” has…