At Legal Blog Watch, Carolyn Elefant blames the deterioration in legal-writing abilities on the ubiquity of low-cost legal research tools--
The cure for this problem is easy enough: cut out the string cites. Although it's a tip you've probably heard before, it's one that's easily forgotten.
Meanwhile, as my own modest contribution to improving legal writing, I offer the posts from this weblog's legal writing category, including these--
1. "Self-Editing Tips for Legal Writers."
2. "Legal Writing: Some Free Advice."
3. "Six Posts About Better Writing."
4. "Reminder: Omit Needless Words."
5. "A Writing Tip that Pays Dividends in Reader Comprehension."
6. "Legal Writing Tip: Begin First Drafts in the Middle."
7. "An Easy Tip to Make Your Writing Look More Professional."
8. "I Don't Speak Latin, and Neither Do You."
9. "How to Easily Counter Your Opponent's Brief-Writing Venom."
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