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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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Quebec’s judicial AI guidelines tell judges only what not to do: lawyer
Dmitry Shniger Dmitry Shniger says the joint framework catalogues prohibitions without telling judges how to properly use the tech By Julius Melnitzer | September 16, 2026 Quebec’s new guidelines on the judicial use of generative artificial intelligence are written to discourage judges from using the technology at all, says Dmitry Shniger, a Toronto lawyer whose […]
Jewish lawyers’ group decries LSO inaction on antisemitism at TMU
Joseph Neuberger | Faisal Kutty LSO rejected motion seeking withdrawal of TMU’s accreditation, Muslim lawyer supports ‘measured response’ By Julius Melnitzer | September 15, 2026 The Canadian Jewish Law Association (CJLA) has criticized the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) for its response to the Benotto report on antisemitism at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) and called […]
SCC rejects presumptive ceiling for post-verdict sentencing delay
Joseph Neuberger | Daniel Brodsky Unanimous court adopts ‘markedly longer’ test in R. v. R.B.-C.; sentence reduction is the ordinary remedy for delay By Julius Melnitzer | September 14, 2026 The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the right of individuals to be tried within a reasonable time is not subject to a presumptive […]
FCA: EI rules stripping new mother of job-loss benefits discriminate
Stephen Moreau Six Employment Insurance Act provisions violate Charter equality rights; Parliament has one year to fix them By Julius Melnitzer | September 12, 2026 A veteran Toronto litigator believes a recent Federal Court of Appeal decision could force the federal government to redesign the country’s employment insurance scheme. “Parliament will have to revisit certain […]
Licensees may obtain disclosure in interlocutory suspension proceedings
LSO tribunal accepts LSO reading of disclosure rule but refuses its ‘exceptional circumstances’ test By Julius Melnitzer | September 10, 2026 The Law Society Tribunal has ruled that licensees may be entitled to disclosure in support of their responses to interlocutory suspension proceedings. The Tribunal accepted the Law Society of Ontario’s submission that it had […]
Collapse of the U.K.’s Woodville a cautionary tale for Canadian law firms
By Julius Melnitzer | September 5, 2026 Woodville Consultants Limited, which called itself a litigation funder and has been widely and wrongfully described as such in the media, has collapsed and is in administration in the United Kingdom. Still, its demise raises serious questions for Canadian law firms who have or are seeking loans. The High Court […]