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Devoted to law, the business of law, and to enhancing lawyers’ writing skills.
I’m Julius Melnitzer, Legal Journalist, Writing Coach & Media Trainer for Lawyers.
I also help create strategies and story ideas for law firms and legal departments, and I train lawyers to write in plain English that people want to read. I’ve created this site to showcase thoughts and opinions about law and the business of law, as well as providing a resource for law firms, legal departments, and their marketers interested in my services.
What I offer is a unique skill set that will help you take your firm to new levels of clarity, accessibility, and media exposure. With 25 years of experience as a legal affairs journalist, and 17 years of experience as a practicing trial lawyer, my deep understanding of both environments enables me to translate complex legalese into plain yet elegant English. I can produce your content myself; I can also train your lawyers to write in simple English that anyone can understand, and assist in placing and pitching your stories to the media.
Julius Melnitzer was the recipient of The Canadian Online Publishing Awards’ silver medal for Best Investigative Series 2020.
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Survey asks: Are judges happier than lawyers?
A Canadian Judicial Council study found that judges report less than half the anxiety and depression lawyers do, and high satisfaction with their work. Marcel Strigberger’s not surprised: he concludes that considering the pay, the pension and the power, it’s good to be the judge.
THE BRUCE HOTEL, STRATFORD, ONTARIO
By Janet Carr & Julius Melnitzer | October 27, 2026 Stratford has long drawn visitors for its theatre. Jennifer Birmingham, owner of The Bruce Hotel, wants you to come for the food as well, and she has built much of the hotel around that idea, from the beehives and Chef’s Garden on its grounds to […]
Who owns what’s invented in orbit?
Australian companies are developing spacecraft designed to service other spacecraft, but Australian patent law may not protect what they invent or do in orbit. By Julius Melnitzer | October 26, 2026 In March 2024, a 270-kilogram spacecraft called Optimus lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9. Designed and […]
Ill Winds That Blow No Good
Photo by Mike Bird at Pexels By Murray Gottheil | October 25, 2026 It is an ill wind that blows no good. – John Heywood I recently wrote what I thought was a rather nifty article about the ills in the legal profession, and concluded, as I often do, that many of them can be traced to […]
BARE BONES BRIEFS: AI confesses — six ways I get the law wrong | Lawyer defames law firm, jury awards $50,000 | Scotiabank lists growth areas for lawyers | Borderless AI’s Alberni: multi-jurisdictional compliance without law firms | Court clears class action for $30 billion in illegal tariffs
By Julius Melnitzer | October 22, 2026 AI CONFESSES— SIX WAYS I GET THE LAW WRONG Roshi Sharma of LawBEAM ran output from Harvey, a generative AI platform, through LawBEAM’s own legal AI engine and, Sharma says, found fatal errors of law and fact. Asked to explain, Harvey admitted six failings. In its own words: […]
Humpty Dumpty v. The King and all the King’s horses et al.
Does anybody think Humpty Dumpty took his fall off the wall lying down? No way. Mr. Dumpty actually commenced a lawsuit seeking compensation as a result of injuries suffered. I recently came across a copy of a little-known decision of the High Court of Wonderland, which I would like to share. High Court of Wonderland […]