Re: Technical writing in the legal field

[Liz Goodwin <Liz -dot- Goodwin -at- ametek -dot- com>]

Not strictly "technical writing," but my husband works as a proofreader in
a law firm that specializes  in the medical field. They do a lot of
seminars for hospitals and other medical groups and are involved in
litigation as well. There are actually two full-time proofreaders at the
firm which has about 8 lawyers. He proofs for format, sense. grammar and
consistency as well as company standards. Sometimes he rewrites a paragraph
or some sentences, but always gets an OK from the lawyer first. By the way,
my husband's background is journalism and he has worked as a reporter and
an editor of a small paper. He previously did the same type of proofreading
in two of the "Big 6" accounting firms.


Liz Goodwin
Technical Writer, Process Instruments
AMETEK, P&AI, Pittsburgh, PA
liz -dot- goodwin -at- ametek -dot- com
412-826-2427

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