Legal Writing

Ivy Grey | An aggressive legal writing style and public displays of righteous fury won't win court cases. Check yourself before you wreck your case.

Teddy Snyder | Get To The Point has previously discussed how naming a series of items in a document can be a pitfall. Well, it happened again.

Ivy Grey | A negative draft helps clarify your thinking before the real writing begins. Use GenAI to figure out what you don't want.

Teddy Snyder | Even if you never utter “whom” or “whomever” aloud, you need to use it correctly in your writing.

Teddy Snyder | More effective communication with clients starts with understanding you know too much.

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Teddy Snyder | National Grammar Day is a good time to review SCOTUS cases where grammar and usage dictated the outcome.

Teddy Snyder | You're not writing in the 14th century, so stop trying to sound like a scrivener from 700 years ago.

Jay Harrington | Let's face it, many legal blog posts are easy to ignore. Here's a structure for writing posts that are simple, skimmable — and readable.

Teddy Snyder | Eloquent speakers understand that in every setting, every minute should be informing, perhaps delighting, your audience.