Caroline R. Robb, Greenberg Traurig. For some lawyers, legal writing comes naturally. For others, it is a process learned and improved over time. Regardless of where you stand, legal writing can always be refined and enhanced because effective legal writing is at the core of what we do as lawyers. As a midlevel associate at a large law firm, I spend most of my time writing or reading the work of others, and I have noticed that new attorneys make several common mistakes.