Endorsements

“The presentation style matched the writing advice—it was clear, commanding, useful, and efficient. Most orientation presentations last two hours but could be filtered down into two sentences. This presentation was concentrated and helpful and surprisingly worthwhile. I thought I already knew these writing techniques but am surprised to have so many of my mistakes so clearly and precisely identified. I really enjoyed the presentation. Thanks!”

“I thought the course was fantastic! It left me aching to return to my own legal writing and revise.”

“The presentation was engaging and highly effective.”

“I wish I had taken this course earlier in my legal education. Thank you so much–it was great.”

“I enjoyed your enthusiasm towards the subject and actually learned more in your two hour lecture than I did in my two semesters of legal writing in school. Thanks!”

“Great speaker – engaging and intelligent. Speaker provided many useful tips. He has an obvious command of the subject matter. All of the materials will be very helpful this summer and beyond.”

“You are an exciting speaker. The course is great!”

“This is extremely useful material and a must for all summer associates.”

“Very engaging, clear, straightforward, informative and helpful.”

“I enjoyed it very much!! I feel as though I learned more in 3 hours than in 2 years of law school and one year as a law clerk with an attorney. It was very informative and interesting. I loved the cases you used. It kept it interesting.”

“Interactive and compelling—the last two things I’d expect from a workshop on legal writing.”

“Very helpful, very timely and relevant. I plan to go back to my office immediately and start rewriting.”

“Enjoyed the humor and anecdotes.”

“You presented an incredibly helpful and exciting talk on legal writing. I know that I will benefit from your insights. Thank you for your enthusiastic, engaging, and above all practical approach to legal writing.”

“I liked that we were encouraged to discuss and talk through the examples. It was also extremely helpful to be able to ask questions throughout the session at the end of each issue discussed. I like the simple and plain language of the Toolkit.”

“I liked that the course used real-world examples. I felt as though I could apply what I learned immediately. The Toolkit is great!”

“The course applies specifically to what we are working on this summer.”

“The course was very helpful and practical. We will actually use the information learned today.”

“I liked the practical and brief advice from the course. The lists of words and phrases to look for is much more useful than warnings about passive voice or wordiness.”

“Very practical, helpful. I am excited to rush back to my office and attack my memo.”

“The course was engaging and relevant—I had not expected a legal writing course to be so entertaining.”

“Concise, clear, original advice.”

“Liked great enthusiasm of presenter. Clear lecture. Great examples—interesting and relatable. Toolkit is short and concise; easy to read and understand; good organization.”

“The course was very practical and had easy to remember hints.”

“Succinct, to the point, very practical information.”

“You had a way of making what seem to us as complicated problems with structure, etc. seem like common sense. Very easy to follow.”

“Everything was perfect. The Toolkit looks very helpful. I look forward to using the lists.”

“This course teaches you how to write like a lawyer.”

“Liked it all—great info about questions I’ve always wondered about (e.g. grammar rules), great emphasis regarding plain language, clear words, etc.”

“The course in about three hours provided us with all the tools we need to write winning memos and briefs.”

“The organization coupled with the examples show just how simple it is to improve upon one’s writing. I will definitely use these steps throughout my summer & future career.”

“Great compact session; very helpful tips. Presentation hit me with many of the mistakes I make in my writing all the time. That’s very compelling.”

“Very informative and practical advice.”

“I like how the course applies specifically to what we are working on this summer.”

“Enjoyed speaker’s energy and depth of knowledge. Gave a lot of helpful hints I’d never heard before. Very approachable—you should have him back!”

“I thought the course was very helpful with several great tips and strategies.”

“The presenter was great—very well organized and clear. He kept our attention and encouraged us to participate. I learned a lot!”

“Much more practical [and] better illustration of points [compared with other training courses.] The course applied lessons to challenging and interesting material and worked on the assumption that people already knew the basics. This was a great departure from other writing seminars.”

“[Liked] examples, models, tip lists.”

“Great energy, great information and practice tips.”

“Fast-paced, entertaining. Very useful tips and concise! You practice what you preach, Ross!”

“I thought that the presentation and accompanying materials were all helpful. The material was clearly organized, making the experience of learning the writing method seamless. More specifically, I found the ‘Objective Tests’ and the one-sentence and three in support to be very helpful. Thanks Ross—in a world of bad legal writing workshops, this was fantastic.”

“Our 2006 summer associates were excited and empowered by your legal writing course. Your course ended their first week of orientation and training on a high note. Several students said they learned more practical writing tips from your 3-1/2 hour course than they did in their law school research and writing courses. Your passion and enthusiasm for excellence in legal writing is a true gift that gave our summer associates a new sense of confidence to continue their writing assignments.”

“I wish he had taught my research and writing class in law school. This one day was more helpful than my entire 1L research and writing class. It was clear and to the point. He took his own advice.”

“Ross Guberman was incredibly knowledgeable, entertaining, and helpful. I would highly recommend this course to anyone who wants more legal writing instruction.”

“The training was excellent.”

“Energetic, captivating, able to express ideas clearly, concisely.”

“I enjoyed the course tremendously. Thank you.”

“I liked the specific examples that required us to apply what we learned.”

“Very simply to understand. Engaging speaker. Good to use famous and interesting cases in examples.”

“It was entertaining and very practical. Also, great because it was interactive.”

“I especially like the use of modern, well-known, interesting examples. They help make the process more fun.”

“I liked Ross’s flexibility in handling questions at any time. And for providing plenty of opportunities to contribute.”

“What you taught in three hours was better than what I learned in three classes of legal writing. You succinctly pointed out my common errors in drafting, and I think the tips you showed us will be relevant to my future writing endeavors. Thanks!”

“I liked the substance of the presentation and learned a great deal.”

“The course teaches practical aspects of legal writing that law schools miss entirely.”

“I thought the workshop was fantastic. I wish it could have been even longer so that we really could have gotten into it and covered everything. Thanks for everything.”

“Great examples and useful exercises.”

“Very focused—practical tips about organization in particular. Did not get bogged down in particulars, but good specific examples highlighting the points.”

“Informative, concise, engaging, brief. The Toolkit contains easy to use tips and reference materials.”

“The course was concise and helpful. It will help the transition from law school happen more quickly.”

“The materials are extremely useful. The Toolkit has easy-to-find answers to most common writing questions and helpful charts and tips.”

“The workshop was EXTREMELY useful & practical. I only wish that we had it on Day 1—before I wrote my first memo! The materials are going to stay on my desk for the rest of the summer. Thanks so much.”

“He was direct and presented the material clearly. The exercises were helpful.”

“The time flew by. Thanks!”

“The course provided a perfect balance between presentation and interactive lessons. I learned more in these three hours than in two semesters of my legal writing courses.”

“I liked all of it and found it completely, 100% relevant.”

“[T]he information, ideas, and tips were fantastic.”

“Pointed, engaging, useful with enthusiastic presentation; everything good legal writing should be.”

“Liked the quotes by judges, the bookmark, and the four step sheet on giving judges what they want.”

“I loved it. Ross is very entertaining and engaging. The exercises were useful. I hope to apply at least one thing I’ve learned to everything I write this summer.”

“Just the right balance of ‘listening’ and ‘doing.’”

“Very enthusiastic and friendly. Super practical. The Toolkit is well organized and the parallel examples are great.”

“I liked that real world examples and excerpts were used and that the tips were condensed to the most important.”

“I really enjoyed Ross’s speaking style and slide show—it was very engaging. I feel like I learned so much about how to improve my writing. [Toolkit:] I love the easy edits section!”

“The presentation answered many of the questions I do not yet have the experience to ask. Thank you.”

“I wish I had had this training earlier in the summer! [The Toolkit] will be a very useful resource, I’m sure.”

“You selected great examples and touched on several problems I have with my own writing. I can apply many of these concepts right away!”

“Ross Guberman has an excellent sense of what challenges we as summer associates face in our writing.”

“High energy. Engaging. Brief but thorough.”

“I liked that the presentation was high-energy and that Ross seemed to anticipate most people’s strengths and weaknesses in his presentation. I wish this presentation had been longer.”

“In a few hours, this training session gave us most of the necessary tips for great legal writing lacking in our legal writing courses. Thanks.”

“You accomplished more in this afternoon than my lawyering professor did in our first semester. Thank you for your attention to detail and extra materials!”

“I found the hands-on element of the course combined with the PowerPoint to be a great way of reinforcing the material. The Toolkit is very user friendly. The use of columns, charts, and tables makes it an easy quick reference.”

“Ross, like the sushi in the memo, is ‘sublime’ and his presentation was ‘to die for.’ The presentation was very helpful and full of practical advice! I feel more confident now. I would go again, the information was so good.”

“Very useful—I am anxious to put these ideas into practice! Very applicable—practice oriented. Thanks!”

“Extremely helpful.”

“You did a wonderful job of presenting the material in an interesting and engaging way. This information was very helpful. Thanks!”

“Impressively rapid survey of the most common failings in legal writing—and practical solutions.”

“I’m very happy with the results of the program. The summer associates were pleased too. It is so important for young associates to know how to explain a part of the law in layman’s terms to the people that are paying us for our expertise.”

“Exceptional! Why didn’t those darn professors teach us this in law school? I will take this to work everyday and refer to it constantly. It’s nice to see someone focusing on the bottom line."

“This was great and very useful. Thanks so much.”

“This was great! Very helpful and interesting. Best event during the orientation. Toolkit is a great reference. I am sure the book will be useful all summer.”

“GREAT personality, sense of humor—materials great.”

“Small-scale useful tips that we can easily implement—far more helpful than some broad, general criticism.”

“Excellent engagement of the audience. Materials were incredibly insightful. I think I learned more this afternoon than in my entire first year legal writing class.”

“Very clear and engaging. Addressed many of the points we thought we had down pat.”

“Liked examples, list of words to cut—Great course, very enlightening!”

“Legal writing is one of, if not the, most important skills for a young lawyer. This course is very helpful. It helps summer associates recognize the most important traps to avoid and how to improve their writing.”

“I thought the workshop was really excellent, and I’m not just saying that. As you said, it’s hard to criticize your own writing (particularly because re-reading your own writing can be a sick form of torture—but then again, maybe that’s because it’s too wordy), and having a set of basic principles to assess it makes the process much easier. But in general, looking at a writing assignment as a challenge to communicate a point as clearly as possible makes it a much more interesting, almost liberating endeavor, as opposed to trying to sound smart or lawyerly or comprehensive. Thanks.”

“Great presenter, interesting use of quotes, and very useful information.”

“Very personable and approachable. Good tone and group interaction. Thanks!”

“I was very skeptical—I have been to numerous seminars on legal writing, and this was definitely the best. I learn best by doing—having the opportunity to participate in the edits was invaluable.”

“Ross made the seminar entertaining, pointing out common mistakes that we probably all make. The materials are very organized and useful.”

“The course was much more practical, more how-to than any other class I’ve received. You told us exactly how to improve my writing in a methodical way. Love the course materials. Love how everything is current events. Love the focus on practical, common sense strategies.”

“The tips were very relevant.”

“This was a wonderful presentation, very helpful and practical. I now feel better equipped to work on my writing this summer. I taught writing at the college level for 9 years, but have struggled in transitioning to legal writing. This will help immensely. The speaker was very engaging, funny, energetic. Thanks!”

“Liked specific examples, current and interesting examples, presenter’s style, attractive & clear materials.”

“Unlike other training, this class assumes you know the basics & then helps you refine. The instructor has seen plenty of bad writing and earnestly tries to convey the distinction between good and bad writing. He was direct, his presentation was informative, and he maintained a sense of humor.”

“Informative, interactive, interesting!”

“It was great because it was very interactive with good examples.”

“Very interactive, helped in describing the techniques necessary rather than simply stating, ‘be more concise.’”

“I learned more about Advanced Legal Writing in Ross’s 3-hour course than I learned in 2 years of law school.”

“I liked the pace and the enthusiasm of Mr. Guberman. The Toolkit is extremely user friendly and instructs in a clear manner.”

“Good content directly applicable to what I’m working on, good pace through the materials, engaging speaker.”

“I liked how you got into specifics and pulled out real examples from cases.”

“Really liked how you identified the most important points and focused on simple things we can do to improve our writing. Toolkit is very user friendly. Really like TOC because it tracks actual questions that summer associates will have.”

“Gets to the nitty gritty detail stuff; captivating speaking voice; program moves along. Only regret is that it wasn’t a whole day.”

“Very practical and hands on. Helpful tips on how to improve writing skills.”

“The actual examples helped to drive home points. The checklists are greatly appreciated.”

“I liked the practicality of the course. It is easily and directly applicable to my legal writing—improving it of course! The learning curve was outstanding! You can never know enough about legal writing. I just wish I were good at it, but the course has given me easy and sometimes fun ways to improve. Great job!”

“Thought it was very helpful. Loved the quick tips.”

“Very motivational and insightful! Very clear and concise as he teaches.”

“I liked that you answered practical questions that arise in everyday practice.”

“I enjoyed how practical and succinct the seminar was. Also, I love the bookmark with 30 tips and the main message it sends: ‘purge, purge, purge!’”

“I found the information to be completely applicable and plan on revising my memo this afternoon.”

“It very concisely points out common writing mistakes.”

“I liked the concrete examples—very helpful.”

“The suggestions were very practical. Lots of nice examples & illustrations of the issues.”

“Exercises are very useful. Toolkit is arranged and organized logically.”

“I liked that we learned about specific words and phrases that we should generally not use. This is practical information that I can use this summer.”

“I loved the presentation!”

“The presentation was incredibly clear and highlighted issues well. It was also entertaining and held my interest. Overall, amazing! The Toolkit also seems to address all the issues that I was worried about in my summer associate program.”

“Extremely helpful!”

“Presenter selected and carefully explained cases. Presenter chose a good selection of high profile, interesting, and diverse cases that engaged students and summer associates.”

“This course was very helpful in breaking down common writing errors into palpable, workable chunks.”

“This was a very informative and clear presentation of the key ingredients to successful legal writing.”

“I feel that I learned more during this brief seminar than in an entire year of legal writing.”

“The materials are so helpful. I appreciated the relaxed, sit-down atmosphere and the interactive presentation.”

“I really appreciated all of the insights.”

“I liked that we were given concrete examples of things we can do immediately to improve our writing.”

“Presenter’s level of knowledge is excellent. In the Toolkit, liked the concise statement of Bluebook and usage rules. The quick reference aspect is especially helpful.”

“The course was very helpful because it pointed out mistakes that all lawyers and summer associates make, and then gave a variety of ways to improve these mistakes. This showing was very helpful in understanding how to be a better legal writer. THANK YOU!!!”

“I liked that the course used real-world examples. I felt as though I could apply what I learned immediately. The Toolkit is great!”

“It moved along nicely. The examples were clear and pertinent. The speaker was engaging. I really thought this was the most effective use of the time period I could imagine.”

“Very useful exercises—I found going through the sentences an effective way to learn editing. Toolkit answers common questions very well.”

“I thought it was fantastic. I wish some of these ‘real-life’ brief strategies were taught in our law-school classes. Everything was great. I really liked the modern cases you used—it made the presentation even more interesting. Thanks!”

“Amazingly relevant and helpful.”

“Really good; concise, interesting. Surprisingly engaging.”

“Excellent course—very clear, concise, and to the point. The instructor practices what he teaches.”

“Liked the Toolkit. Relaxed presentation so we did not have to take notes but understand and listen.”

“Practical, well-organized course; too short.”

“Very useful and relevant. I have no doubt that this session will improve my writing.”

“Ross made the material easy to understand and easy to follow in practice.”

“Really liked the quick tips. Enjoyed the exercises.”

“I liked the references to common mistakes that law school students make. It allowed me to laugh at my mistakes and remember how to correct them. The Toolkit is fantastic for quick references about correcting the common mistakes.”

“This was tremendously helpful . . . Thank you for taking the time to get us on track with our legal writing.”

“Excellent presentation. It’s a lot to fix in a short amount of time, but you did a great job doing it.”

“Ross gave great tips on how to be an effective writer!”

“It’s always useful to get tips on effective writing, and this course was especially well put together. Thanks!”

“I really enjoyed the flow of the presentation—every comment/ suggestion was worthwhile.”

“It was very engaging and interesting. I found it very helpful because I’m going to be writing as a career for the foreseeable future. The tips were great. The Bluebook synopsis in the Toolkit is excellent, and I like the Q&A format. I like that it’s clear and concise.”

“Incredibly helpful.”