Dear Legal Writer, No one wants to decipher writing like this:

“A triumvirate of murine rodents totally devoid of ophthalmic acuity were observed in a state of rapid locomotion in pursuit of an agriculturalist’s marital adjunct.

Said adjunct then performed triple caudectomy utilizing an acutely honed bladed instrument generally used for the subdivision of edible tissue.

Would it be that prior in your senescence, you would have ascertained the vision of such a colossal confrontation?”

That is college writing.

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Instead, try this for legal writing:

“Three blind mice . . . .”

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“See how they run . . .”

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👉 TRANSLATION: Write simply.

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Hat tip: Stewart Milch — Thank you for this idea, and good luck in your trial!!!

💌 Amanda

#DearLegalWriter

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