1. Resources by by Judge Gerald Lebovits (an adjunct professor at New York Law School and two other law schools):
Do’s, Don’ts, and Maybes: Legal Writing Grammar — Part I
Good grammar is a good start, although good legal writing demands much more. Knowing grammar won’t make you a good legal writer. But you’re a poor legal writer if you don’t know grammar.
Topics discussed: Singular and plural nouns; Pronouns; Fused Participles; Verb Tenses and Moods; Irregular Verbs; Gerunds; Agreement; Parallelism; Sentence Fragment; And and To
Do’s, Don’ts, and Maybes: Legal Writing Grammar — Part II
Topics discussed: Run-on Sentence; Articles; Adverbs; Problem Words and Pairs; Who and Whom; The Sentence Extra; That versus Which; Comparisons; The Right Idiom
If I Were a Lawyer: Tense in Legal Writing
State current rules in the present tense.
State past rules and past facts in the past tense.
State permanent, immutable truths (truths that never change) in dependent clauses in the present tense.
State permanent, immutable truths in independent clauses in the past tense.
2. Infographics from GrammarCheck (click the graphic to view or download the full infographic)
Oh My Grammar! Language Felonies
11 Essential Grammar Rules
18 Verbs Even Native Speakers Often Confuse
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