Legal Writing Tips

I. Writing Style:  General Tips ,  Passive Voice ,  Commas, etc. ,  Pronouns . II. Memo Writing:      a.  Introduction      b.  Memo ...

You must organize your discussion of the law clearly and logically to allow the reader to easily follow your rationale.  Generally, you sho...

Be very cautious about pronoun use.  Often, when you use a pronoun instead of the actual noun that you are replacing, the meaning of your st...

There is far too much to try to say about comma usage and other common grammar pitfalls here.  I am not a grammarian, so I regularly seek ou...

The samples that I have provided in this section largely come from one of my student's memos.  You can see the graded memo H ERE .  Note...