Should Lawyers Write with Contractions?

We all want to do the job properly and comprehensively, but at what point should you draw the line when it comes to chasing down the answer to every thought you have in a given task? 

It's a common issue for young lawyers - it just seems like everything takes much longer than it "should". So how can we be working towards more efficiency in our practice? 

Many young lawyers come out of law school with a lot of knowledge and the ability to put together a sound legal opinion on a given topic.But when it comes to communicating that to the client... it all goes to hell in a handbasket. 

To sound fluent and natural when you speak you might want to learn about contractions. 

Find out why we write some phrases with hyphens but not others. 

Find out why we write some phrases with hyphens but not others. 

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