“As” is a Risky Way to Start a Sentence
Dear Legal Writer, Lindsey Lawton and I partner today to bring you this tip on a…
Personal Branding/LinkedIn
I lost ~400 followers overnight. Luckily, I know why, and it’s nothing “bad” I’ve…
How to Align the Dates on Your Resume
Dear Rising 2L, This legal resume tip explains how to make all your date…
PERSONAL BRANDING – When I was 24
When I was 24, I was single, broke, and childless. —All I said to…
GET THE FIX FOR PASSIVE VOICE
Dear Legal Writer, If you supervise a lot of junior legal writers, you likely…
How to Tackle the Write-on Competition to Make Law Review
Dear 1L (Rising 2L?), It seems cruel. Your “reward” for finishing the hardest year…
3 Tips for Summer Associates & Request for ideas for list
Mother’s Day I’m starting a list of tips for students and new graduates who’ll…
LINKEDIN & PERSONAL BRANDING
When my LinkedIn notifications stopped being reliable, I looked for another way to make…
“The game is not worth the candle.”
I once had a debate with a BigLaw partner over the expression, “The game…
Dear Legal Writer: Today’s letter is about “is comprised by.”
“Is comprised by” is always wrong. Here’s why. ⤵️ “To comprise” = “to contain,”…
Do this in the 24 hours before an exam
Sometimes, when a final (or a bar exam) was just days away, I would…