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Friday, September 06, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (24): 20 Writing Mistakes Even Native Speakers Make (Infographic)

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20 Writing Mistakes Even Native Speakers Make (infographic) from GrammarCheck Click the graphic above to view or download the full info...
Thursday, August 29, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (23): Typography and visual design for pleadings, motions, court and other legal documents

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Jump to: Efficient Use of Paper Rule A.M. No. 11-9-4-SC; Save forests, use Plain English ; Proposed Rules on E-Filing A. M. 10-3-7-...
Thursday, August 22, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (22): Using software — StyleWriter 4, Drivel Defence, MS Word — to improve your writing

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1. StyleWriter 4 editor software checks 10,000 words in 12 seconds for hundreds of style and English usage issues like wordy and com...
Thursday, August 15, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (21): Plain Language guidelines from government regulatory offices

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Australian Securities and Investment Commission: “Regulatory Guide 228 Prospectuses: Effective disclosure for retail investors” (Novembe...
Thursday, August 08, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (20): “Legal Writing in Plain English” by Bryan A. Garner

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Garner is editor-in-chief of Black’s Law Dictionary and Distinguished Research Professor of Law at Southern Methodist University Law Sch...
Thursday, August 01, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (19): Avoid dummy subjects and unnecessary preambles

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1. “It” as a Dummy Subject in Grammar The word “it” can be a subject (or dummy subject) in sentences about times, dates, and the weather (...
Thursday, July 25, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (18): Avoid nominalization or hidden verbs

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1. A hidden verb is a verb converted into a noun. It often needs an extra verb to make sense. So we write, “Please make an applicatio...
Thursday, July 18, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (17): Avoid using “and/or”

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(Note: Jump to the Philippine Supreme Court decisions on proper interpretation of “and/or” in Chinabank vs. HDMF, 1999 and Dayao vs. Comele...
Thursday, July 11, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (16): OECD’s Principles of Style

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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was officially born on September 30, 1961. It has 34 member-countries tha...
Friday, July 05, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (15): Use gender-free language

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“ The US Supreme Court and Gender-Neutral Language: Splitting La Difference ” by Judith D. Fischer, Universit...