The year 2025 has been a very busy one for me in terms of drafting legal briefs on some issue or another. This means that not ...

California litigator Ryan McCarl has burst onto the legal writing scene as a new authority. His first book, "Elegant Legal Writing," which debuted on Feb. 6, offers timely, practical advice to ...

Whether seasoned or still gaining our footing, most attorneys write daily. From a junior attorney drafting a memorandum circulated internally to senior counsel preparing a critical appellate brief, ...

The Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of its groundbreaking journal and recognized Professor Michael R. Smith as a prime architect of its creation.

J.D., University of Florida College of Law (1985), With Honors, Order of the Coif, Phi Kappa Phi, and Sr. Research Editor - U. Fla. L. Rev. Michael Smith has been a Professor of Law and the Director ...

In an excellent piece, legal writing guru Ross Guberman compares the quality of the legal writing of Supreme Court contenders Ketanji Brown Jackson and Leondra Kruger and applies his respected ...

In light of the various presentations at the LWI Conference concerning how to prepare students for practice, and whether and how LRW professors should teach our students grammar, the ABA Journal ...

The Legal English Program is an intensive course of study designed for international students who plan on attending law school in the U.S. as well as for practicing international lawyers seeking to ...

Legal language has an unfortunate reputation for many reasons. Since legal style clings to archaic words, structures and non-standard grammar and punctuation, it remains out of step with modern ...

The Harvard Business Review posted an interesting article on the relationship between grammar and hiring in the broader business community. Some notable highlights: Grammar signifies more than just a ...