Legal Writing

Don’t have hours of uninterrupted writing time to dedicate to your brief or memo? Don’t worry. If you can find 20 to 30 minutes, then you can write the first draft. Here are Gary Kinder's three steps and three rules to get you writing.

For more persuasive writing, make sure every word counts and sentence construction is terse. Here are some suggestions.

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Checklist | Are your "business as usual" habits affecting your law firm's ROI?

Did you know that many of our most cherished musical composers studied law? Josh Taylor explores the similarities in musical composition and legal writing.

Here are my favorite tips for persuasive legal writing that does not cross the line into unprofessional conclusory argumentativeness.

Be sure you use the correct ADR terms with clients, judges and opponents to avoid misunderstandings.

Our legal writing skills series continues with some commonly interchanged words that have acquired common (mis)usage in our writing.

Take advantage of Find and Replace as part of the last once-over for that important letter, contract or brief.

Using jargon can alienate outsiders, including judges. But is there ever a good reason to use it?