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How-To, Legal Writing

How to Make Legal Writing Better, Faster, and More Fun

Writing is not an easy task. Even though all lawyers write a fair amount (and some do a lot of it), many avoid writing and dislike sitting down to the task. This is, perhaps, why so many briefs are written last-minute, or why motions eek in on the deadline. When I worked as an attorney-editor, … Continue reading How to Make Legal Writing Better, Faster, and More Fun

May 18, 2017Bryan GarnerLeave a comment
How-To, Typography

How To Make Your Documents Look Professional

If you're at all like me, you spent your entire college and law school career writing papers with required formatting: double-spaced, Times New Roman, and one-inch margins. You put two spaces after each sentence because that's how you were taught to type. You hit the tab key at the start of each paragraph because how … Continue reading How To Make Your Documents Look Professional

November 23, 2016Leave a comment

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This is a blog about legal writing, editing, and publishing.

I’m an estate planning and elder law attorney. In the past I worked as an editor of legal books, and I’m still passionate about legal writing, editing, and publishing.

Editing is about getting the details right and constantly improving. It’s the belief that small changes make big differences. It’s how I approach my work—the editing lawyer is a good lawyer.

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