What is the goal of legal writing?
Impress the judge?
Or win your case?
Every word, spoken or written, must aim toward the same specific goal: WINNING!
Any words NOT aimed at the goal must GO!
Most of what we've seen from people read more like a long-winded story.
Legal writing is NOT "story-telling"!
EVERY word must have a specific purpose.
Any word that does not advance your case toward the goal of winning will work against you!
Say what needs to be said then STOP!
Aim EVERY word like a bullet at your goal.
You don't need a "novelist's eye" or a "bartender's ear", like Jimmy Buffett. You need to say what NEEDS to be said and say nothing more!
Legal writing is like assembling a powerful engine to propel you toward your goal ... WINNING! Unnecessary parts get in the way! Get rid of them!
Write smart.
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