Product Review
WordRake: Clearing the Clutter from Legal Writing
By Carol Gerber | Jan.09.13 | 1 Comment
Have you ever heard the term “legalese” used to compliment a lawyer’s writing? I haven’t. It seems excellent lawyers do not always produce excellent legal writing. Whether[...]
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Tighten Your Writing: Heed the Six Signs
By Gary Kinder | Dec.12.12 | 3 Comments
"Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary li[...]
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“No Problem”
By Bruce W. Marcus | Nov.26.12 | 1 Comment
“No problem,” he said, as he emerged from the alligator-infested river. "No problem," he said, as he slaughtered half a tribe of natives. “No problem,” said the hangman, as[...]
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Sloppy Writing Sucks!
By Theda C. Snyder | Nov.12.12 | 3 Comments
I’m tired of it. It’s off-putting. It hurts your professional image and undermines your marketing if you’re one of the perpetrators. I’m talking about bad grammar and spel[...]
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Cliches Don’t Cut the Mustard
By Steven Taylor | Nov.06.12 | 4 Comments
Lawyers, it turns out, are not so special. They have just as much difficulty writing and speaking well in their native tongue as the next person. Poor grammar. Jargon. Weird synta[...]
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