Lady (Legal) Writer

For those looking for last-minute ideas, consider these Constitution-themed costumes: "Constitutional Mustard" available at www....

I’ve talked before about strategies employed by the litigants in the Hobby Lobby case, decided by the Supreme Court earlier this year. Tod...

In honor of Halloween, check out this excellent TED-talk on nominalizations (the author calls them zombie nouns)! Happy Friday!

I generally avoid using LLW and Twitter to self-promote, but I have exciting news to share about my legal writing book with Adam Lamparello,...

This funny cartoon is a good reminder to avoid using pleadings to take passive aggressive jabs at your opponent or the court. Happy Fri...

Parentheticals are grossly underused. Many times, a full case explanation isn’t necessary to make the point the lawyer needs to make, yet la...

I saw this handy chart on Twitter recently and wondered whether the shortcuts are legitimate. They are—I tested them! While you may never n...