How to make your legal writing stand out in law school—a three-step process

Producing high quality legal writing is vitally important to your success—but it’s difficult to learn. We dedicate an entire year to learning legal writing in law school, yet most legal writing still isn’t good. How is that possible? Ask any lawyer, and she will tell you that she is a superb writer. But as a profession, lawyers are producing more dense, convoluted, and error-prone writing than ever before. While learning the rules for legal writing is important, the real key to becoming a great legal writer lies in how you allocate your time. Follow this advice, and it will help in your class assignments and in your internships. Why legal writing goes bad Most legal writing is bad because we do not use our time properly. We mistakenly believe that all we need to know is the law and we don’t think much about the process or presentation. But how we present information is as important as accurately stating the law. Without clear, concise, and consistent…

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