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10 Legal Writing Tips for Law Students

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posted on 2025-08-12, 20:51 authored by Deanne SowterDeanne Sowter, Trevor C.W. Farrow
<p dir="ltr">Legal writing is typically about persuasion. You are usually trying to persuade your reader about your thesis, your ideas, your arguments, your client’s case, etc. So how do you do it? Legal writing is an art and a science. Different people approach it differently. However, in our view, there are some commonalities for what makes legal writing effective – what makes it persuasive.</p>

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