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Commas and Semicolons, and Colons, Oh My!

September 11, 2017 by Bitter Student 1 Comment

Has anyone noticed that lawyers are obsessed with punctuation marks? I mean, just obsessed. I mean, I get it: Correct grammar can make a profound difference. But seriously, when is the last time the choice between a semicolon and a colon had immense implications for your writing? Damn it! Now, I’m trying to think of…

Filed Under: Featured, Featured Lawyer, law school, Lawyer Tagged With: 1l, grammar, law school

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Standard Legal Clauses, Rewritten with Exclamation Points

December 30, 2013 by Gregory D. Luce 1 Comment

It’s time to give some extra oomph to standard legal clauses.

Filed Under: Features Lawyer, Lawyer Tagged With: Featured, grammar

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Because-Noun, A Lawyer's Use

November 21, 2013 by Gregory D. Luce Leave a Comment

What’s a traditional lawyer to do with the because-noun? We have some tried and true suggestions.

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: Featured, grammar

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Top 4 Obvious and Insipid Frat Boy Lawyer Words

December 2, 2011 by Bitter Contributor 5 Comments

Stop abusing these four obvious and insipid frat boy lawyer words and you may actually move up in the law job pecking order.

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: Bitter and Abused, Bitter by Numbers, grammar, legal writing

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I’m Tired of the Grammar Nazis

October 7, 2011 by Ex-Bitter 25 Comments

I’m being told that, without a near-perfect memo for a writing sample, it will be hard to get a job. Just how important is the em dash anyway?

Filed Under: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, Lawyer Tagged With: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, grammar, legal writing

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Awesomize Your Practice With ‘Etc.’

September 13, 2011 by C. Hank Peters 1 Comment

Should the common lawyer use “etc.” in important legal documents? You betcha. Here’s when you should use this nifty little legal term.

Filed Under: Big Legal Brain, Lawyer Tagged With: Big Legal Brain, grammar, legal writing

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