Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In a two-part episode, we discuss how organization is what makes legal writing usable and trustworthy — allowing judges, supervisors, and clients to follow your reasoning and accept your conclusions. Together with Legal Writing professor and Law School Toolbox tutor Mary Fran Richardson, we cover five essential tips for keeping your legal writing clean and well organized.

In this episode we discuss:

How thinking like a reader helps your writing
The starting point: Audience and purpose
The characteristics of the most effective legal writing
AI and legal writing: Why you still need your own voice
Macro and micro organization of legal writing
Remember to follow the directions!

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