Legal editing
What does a legal editor/reviewer do?
A legal editor reviews a document critically from both a language and a legal point of view. A legal editor focuses not only on spelling, grammar, and a house style, but equally on proper usage, punctuation, structure, efficacy of argumentation, legal terminology and terms of art, consistency, accuracy, and drafting style. And makes appropriate concrete suggestions on how to improve all of these. A legal editor can also help to reduce word count, and ensure references and citations are accurate and consistent. This also means a legal editor is able to sustain focus and attention to detail when reviewing lengthy complex texts. In short, a legal editor is an active partner in the drafting process.
A legal editor reviews a document critically from both a language and a legal point of view. A legal editor focuses not only on spelling, grammar, and a house style, but equally on proper usage, punctuation, structure, efficacy of argumentation, legal terminology and terms of art, consistency, accuracy, and drafting style. And makes appropriate concrete suggestions on how to improve all of these. A legal editor can also help to reduce word count, and ensure references and citations are accurate and consistent. This also means a legal editor is able to sustain focus and attention to detail when reviewing lengthy complex texts. In short, a legal editor is an active partner in the drafting process.
What does a legal proofreader do?
A legal proofreader corrects spelling, syntax and grammar, and aligns a written document of a legal nature with a specific house style. A legal proofreader also checks for consistency, use of legal terms, legal usage, and accuracy of citations, but does not analyse an author’s argumentation. In other words, a legal proofreader does not make substantive changes, except for signalling manifest errors in the text.
A legal proofreader corrects spelling, syntax and grammar, and aligns a written document of a legal nature with a specific house style. A legal proofreader also checks for consistency, use of legal terms, legal usage, and accuracy of citations, but does not analyse an author’s argumentation. In other words, a legal proofreader does not make substantive changes, except for signalling manifest errors in the text.