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Good writing starts with ‘The Barstool Conversation’ 

By: Lisa Healy
Published: June 8, 2011

Tags: legal writing

You’re sitting there, with a pile of research and a blank Word document, cursor blinking at you. You have three – no, 30 – things to do before 6 p.m., and the work (maybe it’s providing a short legal answer to a partner, maybe it’s writing a motion for summary judgment) needs to get done.

Writing a better cover letter 

By: Lisa Healy
Published: January 13, 2011

Tags: cover letters, employment, resumes

Now that 2011 has arrived, some of you might be thinking that your resolution is to find a job that you really like. Or to find a job, any job.

This column offers some tips for writing better cover letters to go along with the resumes you are sending out.

When considering vocabulary, think ‘business casual’ 

By: Lisa Healy
Published: December 1, 2010

Tags: legal writing

All writers should embrace the idea that one can use an educated vocabulary while writing in a way that makes even the most complicated topic easy to understand. But if you are choosing between two words, or trying to decide what level of complexity your vocabulary should take overall, Columnist Lisa Healy suggests thinking of “business casual” as the description of a good writing style.