Good writing is more than adherence to elementary rules of usage. Consider these when you write: Because writing is an art and a skill, a process and a business, an end in itself and a means to other ends, as legal writers, we cannot possibly confine ourselves to the rules of usage to improve our […]
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The consequences of poor legal writing are simple to state but difficult to prove: Despite these consequences, many lawyers fail to connect good writing with good lawyering. Good lawyers are genuinely interested in words, in their nuances, in the subtle distinctions between them in the growth of the language. Good lawyers browse usage books now
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Robert D. White, in his book Trials and Tribulations: Appealing Legal Humor, identified these: But legal writing doesn’t have to be this way. You can turn things around and start applying plain language rules in your writing. It’s labour-intensive, but not impossible. Start now.
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