Jill Barton has published two legal writing textbooks and hundreds of news articles as a journalist for the Associated Press, reaching more than a billion readers worldwide. She currently serves as a professor and the legal writing director at the University of Miami School of Law. She authored So ...

Jill Barton has published two legal writing textbooks and hundreds of news articles as a journalist for the Associated Press, reaching more than a billion readers worldwide. She currently serves as a professor and the legal writing director at the University of Miami School of Law. She authored So Ordered: The Writer's Guide for Aspiring Judges, Judicial Clerks, and Interns. And she coauthored The Handbook for the New Legal Writer, a popular law school textbook now in its third edition, that aims to demystify the process of legal writing and inspire beginning and experienced legal writers. She has worked as an appellate judicial clerk, conducted workshops for regional and national law firms, and presented her work at conferences nationally, becoming a leading voice in the conversation on the best practices in writing.