Bar Associations Editing and Proofreading Services

A bar association writes for the most critical readership imaginable: several thousand lawyers, many of whom edit for a living and all of whom will notice a misplaced modifier in a practice advisory. Whatever else it does, the association's writing has to be beyond reproach, because its authority partly rests on appearing to be.

We edit member communications and newsletters, practice advisories and guidance notes, continuing professional development materials, submissions to government and consultation responses, discipline and conduct notices, model policies and precedents, annual reports and strategic plans, section and committee materials, and public legal information. Our editors apply a consistent house style across contributions from dozens of volunteer authors — which is the real editorial challenge, since a document assembled from twelve committee members reads like twelve documents until someone unifies it.

Public-facing material needs a different voice entirely. Legal information written for the public by lawyers tends to retain the profession's habits, and a plain-language pass is what makes the difference between a resource people use and one they abandon halfway.

Everything is treated confidentially, including draft submissions and discipline matters. We can also build and maintain a house style guide, so contributed material starts closer to publishable and your volunteers spend less time being corrected.