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title: Legal Writing
description: Advocate Magazine articles on Legal Writing, from the Subject Matter Index.
url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/tag/Legal%20Writing
---

[![Paint outside the lines](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ehrlich-Clint-istock-577949148_36b5408c20360953ed4c8f5b145645ce.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/paint-outside-the-lines "Paint outside the lines")

## [Paint outside the lines](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/paint-outside-the-lines "Paint outside the lines")

Advanced legal writing: High-risk, high-reward techniques

[Clint Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clint-ehrlich "Clint Ehrlich")

From Issue: [2024 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december)

## [How AI introduces errors into your documents](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-may/how-ai-introduces-errors-into-your-documents "How AI introduces errors into your documents")

And why catching them demands a new skill

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

From Issue: [2026 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-may)

## [AI edits create a perfect final draft](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-may/ai-edits-create-a-perfect-final-draft "AI edits create a perfect final draft")

Achieving maximum clarity in your brief by editing for brevity and simplicity with AI tools

[Daniel U. Smith](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/daniel-u-smith "Daniel U. Smith")
[Roger Ruttimann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/roger-ruttimann "Roger Ruttimann")

From Issue: [2026 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-may)

[![Using AI tools to analyze and oppose a trial or appellate brief](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Colantuono-istock-1615776926_0abd57e452edc56c11964ad15f5ee8eb.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-august/using-ai-tools-to-analyze-and-oppose-a-trial-or-appellate-brief "Using AI tools to analyze and oppose a trial or appellate brief")

## [Using AI tools to analyze and oppose a trial or appellate brief](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-august/using-ai-tools-to-analyze-and-oppose-a-trial-or-appellate-brief "Using AI tools to analyze and oppose a trial or appellate brief")

An outline of how to use Generative AI and some of the products available

[Michael Colantuono](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael "Michael Colantuono")

From Issue: [2025 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-august)

[![Clarity in legal writing](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/McGinty-istock-1164477168_6609405b4179aa4b301bb12ab19205ae.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/clarity-in-legal-writing "Clarity in legal writing")

## [Clarity in legal writing](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/clarity-in-legal-writing "Clarity in legal writing")

Why it matters and how to achieve it

[Daniel U. Smith](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/daniel-u-smith "Daniel U. Smith")
[Valerie T. McGinty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mcginty "Valerie T. McGinty")

From Issue: [2024 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december)