Legal Writing

Jay Harrington | An unvarnished look at how I come up with ideas for long-form content, from a 1,500-word article to a 5,000-word book chapter.

Teddy Snyder | Let's test your attorney grammar skills with a communication quiz! Figure out if these sentences are fine or if you can make them better.

Teddy Snyder | A few smartphone word games to help expand your vocabulary.

Analog Attorney | Finding the perfect pencil and the perfect pen might change your note-taking game.

Teddy Snyder | Mixing up your adjectives can raise eyebrows at best or muddle your message at worst.

Teddy Snyder | When you find an emphatic auxiliary, a legal double, or a -self pronoun in your writing, give it the necessity test.

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

Our legal writing skills series continues with a couple of punctuation marks that often trip up lawyers.

Get to the Point! | Getting diacritical marks right in your legal documents can make or break your case.

Get to the Point | Short paragraphs produce more readable documents.