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- Don't Kill the Flow
- Help Wanted: Words that Work
- Forget the windup! Just pitch
- Beware boring, meaningless words
- How to Enliven Dull Sentences
- How to Become a Technical Writer: Fundamentals & Certifications
- RFP 101: What Is the Purpose of an RFP?
- 9 Effective Proofreading and Editing Strategies for Attorneys
- Don’t Make Me Cringe
- Hey, Y’all! Welcome to the Courthouse! Show All
Legal Writing
Professional Writing
Academic Writing
- Clearing the Fog: Simple Ways to Improve Scholarly Nonfiction
- 5 Great Gifts for Graduates
- 6 Ways to Save (or Start) Your Senior Thesis
- Write A Strong Personal Statement with These 12 Tips
- 5-Step Editing Checklist for Your Thesis (and 1 Quick Way to Check Your Thesis for Free)
- 5 Things to Do When Writing Letters of Recommendation for Lawyers—And What to Avoid Show All
Writing Strategies
- How Checklists Can Help You Cope with Disruptions
- 10 Practical Ways to Put Writing Advice into Action
- Don’t Let the Blank Page Intimidate You
Legal Profession
- How Paralegal Programs Can Create Great Writers—What to Look For
- How to Get the Most Value from Legal Document Work
- Should You Get a Paralegal Certificate?
- The 13 Best Legal Marketing Books Every Lawyer Should Read
- Our 2020 Holiday Gift Guide for Legal Professionals
- Maximize Your Networking Efforts Online with These Facebook Groups for Lawyers
- Confusing Accountability and Blame Is Killing Your Culture
- Curiosity Is The Foundation For Innovation
- To Bring Change, Embrace Imperfect Decision-Making
- “Incremental” Is Not A Dirty Word
- Innovation Is A Red Herring Without Cultural Change
- Innovation Is Not A Strategy
- To Increase Client Satisfaction, Improve Yourself
- Build a Better Team to Solve the Right Problems
- Is Your Legal Tech Initiative Working?
- To Innovate In Law, We Need Analysis, Not Hype
- Rise Up And Innovate: A Manifesto For Lawyers
- Changing Attitudes to Technology Starts with Incentives
- Why Better Technology Implementation Isn’t About the Tech
- How the Tech We Get Holds Back the Tech We Need Show All
Interviews with Experts
- An Interview with Legal Writing Coach Lisa G. Pearl
- A Legal Writing Interview with Attorney Neven Selimovic
- An Interview with Attorney and Legal Writing Coach Chinua Asuzu
- A Legal Writing Interview with Attorney Brendan M. Kenny
- An Interview with Legal Ghost Writer Matt Sullivan
- An Interview with Professor and Generative AI Researcher Kirsten K. Davis
- An Interview with WordRake Founder and Legal Writing Expert Gary Kinder
- A Legal Writing Interview with Attorney and Blogger Claire E. Parsons
- The Future of Legal Writing: A Discussion with Professor Susan Tanner
- Learning Legal Writing with Professor Susan Tanner
- An Interview with Professor of Law Mark Cooney
- An Interview with Legal Writing Professor Kathryn Boling
- An Interview with Legal Research and Writing Professor Jordan Carter
- An Interview with Director of Legal Writing Susie Salmon
- An Interview with Author and Legal Writing Professor Diana Simon
- An Interview with Legal Writing Professor Jan Levine
- An Interview with Legal Writing Coach Julie Schrager
- An Interview with Legal Writing Professor Dyane O’Leary
- An Interview with Professor and Legal Writing Coach Bev Meyers
- An Interview with Legal Writing Professor Wanda Temm
- An Interview with Plain Language Expert Kate Harrison Whiteside
- An Interview with Professor Stephen Horowitz
- An Interview with Professor Daniel Edelson
- An Interview with Information Designer Annie Burger
- An Interview with Author Kathy Walsh
- An Interview with Writing Coach Leslie O’Flahavan
- An Interview with Education Director Michael Hughes
- An Interview with NAGC President-Elect Leslie Gervasio
- An Interview with Plain Language Consultant Fraser Buffini
- An Interview with Diplomat Jeremy Lang
- An Interview with Plain Language Leader Casey Mank
- An Interview with Professor Joe Kimble
- An Interview with Professor Michael Blasie
- An Interview with Copywriter Sara Rosinsky
- An Interview with Technical Writer Paul Stregevsky
- Knowledge Management Q&A with Jordan Galvin
- Knowledge Management Q&A with Marlene Gebauer
- Knowledge Management Q&A with Jack Shepherd
- Knowledge Management Q&A with Bárbara Gondim da Rocha
- Knowledge Management Q&A with Nicola Shaver
- Knowledge Management Q&A with Evan Shenkman
- Q&A with Paralegal Shawn D. Andrews
- Q&A with Paralegal and Legal Translator Richard Lackey
- Q&A with Paralegal Renee Tiun
- Q&A with Paralegal Educator Doug Lusk
- Q&A with Melanie Henriques, Law Firm Partner & Paralegal
- Q&A with Paralegal-Turned-Lawyer Ryan Groff
- Q&A with Paralegal Educator Keith Shannon
- Q&A with Paralegal-Turned-Lawyer Elmer Thoreson
- Q&A with Paralegal Tisha Delgado, ACP®
- Q&A with Paralegal Educator Debra C. Galloway
- Q&A with Paralegal Educator Jackie Van Dyke
- Q&A with Paralegal Berlinda Bernard
- Q&A with Privacy Expert Shaun Jamison
- Q&A with Privacy Lawyer Jessica Brown
- Q&A with Document Privacy Expert Chris Cangero
- Q&A with Privacy Expert Donata Stroink-Skillrud
- Q&A with Privacy Expert Cat Coode
- Q&A with Privacy Expert Nerushka Bowan
- Q&A with Privacy Expert Irene Mo
- Journalist Q&A with Bob Ambrogi
- Journalist Q&A with Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman
- Journalist Q&A with Jesse Katz
- Q&A with Change Management Expert Maya Markovich Pt 3
- Q&A with Change Management Expert Maya Markovich Pt 2
- Q&A with Change Management Expert Maya Markovich Pt 1
- Teaching Writing Online: Speaking with Michael Bloom, Founder of Praktio
- Executive Communication Q&A with Expert Jay Sullivan
- Clear Writing Q&A with Ben Riggs from Kettering Health
- Plain Language Q&A with Andrew Pegler
- Access to Justice Q&A with Felicity Conrad and Kristen Sonday
- Plain Language Q&A with Russell Willerton
- Plain Language Q&A with Barbra Kingsley
- Plain Language Q&A with Christopher Trudeau
- Plain Language Q&A with Deborah S. Bosley, PhD
- Access to Justice Q&A with Dorna Moini from Gavel
- Plain Language Q&A with Iva Cheung
- Clear Writing Q&A with Roy Peter Clark
- Plain Language Q&A with Cheryl Stephens
- Tech-Enabled Writing: Lessons from Professor Adam Eckart
- Writing Lessons: A Conversation with Contract-Drafting Expert Ken Adams
- The Importance of Powerful Storytelling in Writing
- Get Started on Your Writing Journey with Insights from Ben Riggs Show All
WordRake Tips & Tricks
- Don’t Dismiss that Dialog Box!
- For Best Results, Rake Twice
- Have You Discovered These WordRake Hidden Features?
- How to Become a WordRake Power Editor
- Are You a WordRake Power User? Show All
Staff Stories
- Leading with Generosity: The “Give First” Philosophy for Networking and Building Professional Relationships
- Q&A with WordRake Founder Gary Kinder
- Life Lessons from Writing Competitions
- Q&A with Ivy B. Grey, WordRake's Newest Hire
- How to Complete Your NaNoWriMo Novel Show All
Quizzes
- Quiz on Bright & Lively Writing
- Punctuation Quiz
- Quiz on Writing for Clarity & Brevity
- Nominalizations Quiz
- Writing Tips Listing Page
- Legal Software Buyer’s Quiz Show All
Infographics
- WordRake Edits an Associate Memo
- WordRake Edits an Employment Lawyer
- WordRake Edits a Classic Novel
- Some Words Need No Modifiers
- When to Use Comprise or Comprised Of
- Why People Say Irregardless
- 5 Errors to Check in Legal Editing
- 5 Errors to Check in Legal Proofreading
- 10 Practical Ways to Put Writing Advice into Action
- 5-Step Editing Checklist for Your Thesis
- 6 Questions Every Associate Should Ask
- 10 Strategies for Effective Proofreading and Editing
- The Brief List
- Writing Tip #75 - Identifying the Subject
- Writing Tip #108 - Even Editors Need Editors
- Writing Tip #109 - Help Kids Speak and Write Correctly
- Writing Tip #110 - Scary Email Statistics
- Writing Tip #111 - Tips for Email
- Writing Tip #113 - Lessons in Email
- Writing Tip #115 - How to Use the EN Dash
- Writing Tip #116 - When to Use Hyphens
- Secret #1 for Editing for Clarity and Brevity - Look for It-That
- Secret #2 for Editing for Clarity and Brevity - Look for There-That
- Secret #3 for Editing for Clarity and Brevity - Look for That
- Secret #4 for Editing for Clarity and Brevity - Look for In
- Secret #5 for Editing for Clarity and Brevity - Look for Of
- Secret #6 for Editing for Clarity and Brevity - Look for Periods
- Secret #7 for Editing for Clarity and Brevity - Look for As
- Secret #8 for Editing for Clarity and Brevity - Look for Or
- Secret #1 for Editing for Liveliness – Look for To Be Verbs
- Secret #2 for Editing for Liveliness – Find the Preposition Of
- Secret #3 for Editing for Liveliness – Locate Words that End in -ion
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eBooks
- Building Your Reputation at Work through Writing (Webinar)
- Building Legal Judgment Through Technology (Webinar)
- Technological Competence for Paralegals (Webinar)
- Unwelcome Wall of Words
- Choosing High-Value Words in Writing
- Good Authority: How to Become the Leader Your Team Is Waiting For
- The Science Behind the Art of Legal Writing
- Thinking Like a Writer
- Thinking Like Your Editor Thank You
- Professional Drafting in MS Word
- Challenge Every Word
- Be Productive
- Clarity and Coherence
- Get the Word Out
- Syntactic Ambiguity
- Get to the Point, Chapter 2: Know Your Point
- The Businesses We Build - Lawyer Forward
- Say It Clearly - Personal Branding for Young Professionals (Webinar)
- Power of Newsjacking
- 30 Tips to Grow Your LinkedIn Influence
- Developing Your LinkedIn Strategy
- Restyling the Federal Rules of Evidence
- Punctuating on Purpose
- The Ethical Duty of Technology Competence
- The Simple Workbook for Legal Innovation
- How to Write the Perfect Brief
- The Art & Science of Writing Business Email
- How to Write the Perfect Memorandum
- 8 Secrets to Writing Clearly & Concisely
- 3 Secrets to Writing Bright & Lively Sentences
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Using Analogies to Explain
- Mastering the Revision Process
- Writing for Litigators (Webinar)
- The Duty of Technology Competence (Webinar)
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