Lady (Legal) Writer

but she has her own room in this building.

Anyone who knows me knows I am a strong advocate for the use of serial commas.   A case currently pending before the Supreme Court of Geor...

A good legal writer doesn’t tell the audience why the client should prevail—the writer shows the audience why.   This is a very hard conce...

Insure versus ensure—These words are not synonyms and do not share a common meaning.   What’s the easy way to remember the difference? ...

There’s nothing like an old-fashioned grammar nerd debate.   This one, at Slate , is over apostrophes and whether they remain necessary.   ...

Lawyers frequently use the subjunctive mood and frequently use the wrong verb form when doing so.   The subjunctive mood is used when discu...

Bryan Garner has written an interesting piece for the Student Lawyer on law student writing.  I, like Garner, have encountered students who...