WRITE ON

Write On is a new, occasional feature on The Practice page of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly written by LPS faculty Julie Baker and Lisa Healy. These articles are intended to provide guidance on writing memoranda and briefs that will lead to the results their authors—attorneys—are hoping for from readers of those legal documents.

These articles are only available in pdf format.

1. Effective writing by lawyer essential for making case By Julie Baker and Lisa Healy
   
   
2. The writer who hesitates need not be lost By Julie Baker and Lisa Healy
   
   
3. From mobsters to memos: editing key to good writing By Julie Baker and Lisa Healy
   
   
4. Small-scale document editing can reap big results By Julie Baker and Lisa Healy
   
   
5. Road to legal writing paved with attention to reader By Kathleen Elliott Vinson
   
   
6. Subltlety, storytelling keys to writing persuasively By Lisa Healy and Julie Baker
   
   
7. A guide to building good sentence structure By Lisa Healy and Julie Baker
   
   
8. When to quote, when to say it in words By Lisa Healy and Julie Baker
   
   
9. Good citations another step toward good advocacy By Julie Baker and Lisa Healy
   
   
10. Mechanics of proper case citation require more than manual skills By Julie Baker and Lisa Healy