Dear Legal Writer: Instead of “one of the parties,” try “one party.”

Dear Legal Writer: Instead of “one of the parties,” try “one party.”

▪️ Example: “There’s no unlawful wiretapping if one of the parties consents.”

✅ Improved: “There’s no unlawful wiretapping if one party consents.”

Shorter

Cleaner

Better

👉 So ban “one of the.”

You can always make it “one.”

And isn’t this some snowy Monday FUN? 🙂

💌 Amanda

#DearLegalWriter

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