S.O.U.N.D. Advice on Legal Writing:
Avoid “legalese” and strive to use shorter words and phrases in place of unnecessarily long ones. Also use action verbs and the active voice, which will make your writing appear stronger and more concise. In many cases, one precise word can express your meaning just as well as a lengthy term. For example:
“because” means the same as “due to the fact that;”
“except” is the same as “with the exception that;”
“determined” means the same as “made a determination that;”
“until such time as” is the same as “until.”
Simpler legal writing not only makes you sound more sophisticated, but also helps you save precious seconds when writing law school exams.
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