Show Notes
Legal writing heavyweight Ross Guberman joins host Bibi Badejo and shares his recommendations for upgrading writing skills. A renowned author on legal writing and his books Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation’s Top Advocates and Point Taken: How to Write Like the World’s Greatest Judges have been praised as a “tour de force” and “a must for the library of veteran litigators” and the best book by far about judicial writing. Ross is a former attorney, and president of Legal Writing Pro, an advanced legal writing training and consulting firm. He trains federal judges in the United States and has conducted thousands of workshops globally for law firms, judges, agencies, corporations, and associations. Ross is also the founder of BriefCatch, an editing tool specifically made for legal writing. Its devoted users include lawyers, firms, judges, and courts around the world, while BriefCatch was named one of TechnoLawyer's Top 10 Legal Tech Products of the year. Listen to the episode for details of how to enter a competition to win a 3-month licence of BriefCatch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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