5 Writing tips

I try to emphasise at every opportunity how important plain English is to the legal profession. I came across the this blog on The Law Society’s website with 5 great tips:

1. plenty of short, informative, accurate headings
2. sentences no more than 2 lines long – 26 words or less (my recommendation)
3. writing the reader's language – for the reader to understand (know your audience)
4. use a list format wherever possible – this summarises – very clearly – big chunks of text
5. good punctuation – punctuation helps understanding. The precise

The blog can be found here: http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/news/blog/5-writing-habits-every-lawyer-needs/