Legal Writing
- Writing Lessons: A Conversation with Contract-Drafting Expert Ken Adams
- How to Build Your Personal Brand through the Work You’re Already Doing Daily
- Editing for Empathy in Legal Marketing
- 3 Must-Know Comma Rules for Lawyers
- How Email Defines Your Writing Reputation
- How to Avoid Brain Strain in Legal Writing
- Is Your Jargon Justified?
- Edit Your Legal Memos for Screen Reading
- What’s In Your Legal Writing Reference Library?
- 16 Legal Writing Pros to Follow on Twitter
- Ethically Meeting Word and Page Limits
- The Perfect Brief Part 12 - The Brief Brief List
- The Perfect Brief Part 11 - Polishing Your Brief
- The Perfect Brief Part 10 - The 10 Myths of Brief Writing
- The Perfect Brief Part 9 - Building a Bulletproof Argument
- How to Write a Fast and Fearless First Draft
- The Perfect Brief Part 8 - Capturing the Judge’s Imagination
- The Perfect Brief Part 7 - Telling the Judge a Story
- Strategies for Coping with Interruptions - How Checklists Help
- 5 Kinds of Errors to Check in Legal Proofreading
- The Perfect Brief Part 6 - Presenting Your Facts
- 5 Kinds of Errors to Check in Legal Editing
- The Perfect Brief Part 5 - Developing Your Facts
- 10 Strategies for Effective Proofreading and Editing
- The Perfect Brief Part 4 - Introducing Your Brief Properly
- The Perfect Brief Part 3 - Opening with Your Own Case
- The Perfect Brief Part 2 - Thinking Like a Judge
- How to Draft a Memo in 21 Minutes
- So Many Useless Words, So Little Time
- The Perfect Brief Part 1 - Winning with Ethics
- 5 Practical Ways to Put Writing Advice into Action
- How to Write the Perfect Memo Part 8 - Memo Language Editing Exercise
- How to Write the Perfect Memo Part 7 - Streamlining the Memo
- How to Write the Perfect Memo Part 6 - Introducing the Client Email
- How to Write the Perfect Memo Part 5 - The Issue
- How to Write the Perfect Memo Part 4 - The Advisory Memo
- How to Write the Perfect Memo Part 3 - The Survey
- How to Write the Perfect Memo Part 2 - Understanding the Primary Memoranda
- How to Write the Perfect Memorandum Part 1 - 6 Questions Every Associate Should Ask Show All
Professional Writing
- Writing Lessons: A Conversation with Contract-Drafting Expert Ken Adams
- Q&A with Newest WordRake Hire Colin S. Levy
- The Science Behind Successful Task-Switching
- Writing Professionals to Follow and Learn from on LinkedIn
- What’s In Your Business Writing Library?
- 5 Tips to Tackle Inbox Overload
- Do You Overuse These 8 Transitions?
- Why You Must Edit Your Business Emails
- Why We Must Improve Business Writing
- So Many Useless Words, So Little Time
- 9 Tips to Upgrade Your Resume
- Why We Can’t Rely on Spell-Checkers for Proofreading
- 4 Tips to Avoid Email Errors
- 3 Common Punctuation Mistakes
- Engineers Aren't Exempt - 4 Reasons They Must Write Well
- Unplug during Your Vacation in 6 Steps
- These 9 Ideas Will Improve Your Written Communication
- Thinking about a Technical Writing Certification? Here Are 3 to Consider
- 4 Great Sources for International Research Grants
- RFP 101: What Is the Purpose of an RFP?
- 4 Freelance Writing Trends to Watch Show All
Academic Writing
- 6 Ways to Save (or Start) Your Senior Thesis
- 5 Great Gifts for Graduates
- Working in Reverse - Creative Ways to Use Classic Writing Tools
- Write A Strong Personal Statement with These 4 Tips
- 5-Step Editing Checklist for Your Thesis (and 1 Quick Way to Check Your Thesis for Free)
- What to Avoid in a Letter of Recommendation Show All
Writing Strategies
- The Importance of Powerful Storytelling in Writing
- Get Started on Your Writing Journey with Insights from Ben Riggs
- The Science Behind Successful Task-Switching
- How Anyone Can Improve Their Writing
- Strategies for Coping with Interruptions - How Checklists Help
- How to Develop a Writing Practice
- 10 Strategies for Effective Proofreading and Editing
- Working in Reverse - Creative Ways to Use Classic Writing Tools
- 5 Practical Ways to Put Writing Advice into Action
- Use Your Commute for Effective Writing
- 4 Tech Tools for Writers
- Don’t Let the Blank Page Intimidate You
- 5 Time Management Tricks to Improve Your Writing
- Political Writing without Partisanship - 6 Tips Make It Possible
- Try These 6 Ways to Overcome Writers Block Show All
Legal Profession
- 8 Books to Level Up Your Legal Marketing
- 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
WordRake Tips & Tricks
- How to Become a WordRake Power Editor
- Are You a WordRake Power User?
- Have You Discovered These WordRake Hidden Features?
- For Best Results, Rake Twice
- Don’t Dismiss that Dialog Box! Show All
Staff Stories
- Q&A with Newest WordRake Hire Colin S. Levy
- Q&A with Nicole Abboud-Shayan, WordRake's Newest Hire
- 6 Ways to Save (or Start) Your Senior Thesis
- Q&A with WordRake Founder Gary Kinder
- 3 Hidden Rewards from Writing Competitions
- Q&A with Ivy B. Grey, WordRake's Newest Hire
- 5 Ways to Take a Break in National Harbor
- Use Your Commute for Effective Writing
- 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 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
- 5 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 Show All
eBooks
- The Businesses We Build
- 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) Show All