Legal Writing Blog

In my experience, the use of “and/or” is becoming more common in legal writing these days. A document I reviewed recently had, on average, about three instances of “and/or” on each page. That’s prompted me to write this (inaugural) post about the difficulties with the expression and why you should avoid it. Before I get…

Welcome! I’m an early career lawyer with a longstanding interest in the art of legal writing. This blog is designed to be an outlet for my thoughts on all things related to writing, language, grammar, usage, and typography. Over time, I hope that it will become a useful repository of advice on legal writing. Please…