The Hardest Part to Write Can Be the Introduction
Dear Legal Writer, Some writers spin their wheels trying to create the perfect opening…
Dear Legal Writer: Make Your Table of Contents a Priority
Dear Legal Writer: It’s a mistake to short shrift your Table of Contents (TOC)….
Avoid Expletives in Legal Writing
Dear Legal Writer: If I told you to minimize “expletives” in your legal writing…
Dear Legal Writer: Be careful of the word “find” in legal writing
Dear Legal Writer: Be careful with the word “find.” In fact, if you’re writing…
For February Bar Exam Takers
This post is for those taking the February bar exam.I had to take 3…
Dear Legal Writer: “Making Your Case” by Bryan Garner and Justice Antonin
ScaliaDear Legal Writer: “Making Your Case” by Bryan Garner and Justice AntoninScalia Dear Legal…
Dear 1L: Networking to Build a Book of Business in BigLaw
If you work your way up through the BigLaw associate ranks like I did,…
Personal Branding
The personal-branding gurus tell me it’s time for a reintroduction, and Saturdays are a…
Dear Legal Writer: Introduction
Dear Legal Writer: Welcome! I’m starting #dearlegalwriter to collect my writing posts and offer a space…
