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Good writing is a process. When someone edits your work, it doesn’t mean that the work is necessarily bad, it’s just that the editor may want to further sharpen and refine it. You need a solid first draft to be able to do that. I will edit my own work to further improve the product. You want to eliminate passive voice, for example, whenever possible. Use good action verbs, etc. I think the key is not to take things personally and you should certainly talk to the person who is editing your work with a view towards learning what it is they like to see.
Everything A1 said. Also sometimes its just a style or preference thing.
You are learning if you are memorizing their preferences. Soon, they will be your preferences.
Senior lawyers arrogantly believe that they know how to do everything best. I am a former journalist who retrained as a lawyer, I have a graduate degree in English literature, have won national-level awards for my writing in both legal, journalistic, and creative writing. And I still get completely overwritten by more senior counsel who have no effing clue. Or, as one lawyer recently put it, "Myself and other lawyers prefer other language."
Anyway, it's not defensive to say, "I'd like to learn how to draft better. Can you give me some feedback on the changes you're making to the briefs I submit?" Either they give you legitimate feedback that helps you grow, or you learn their terrible preferences to flatter them, which is a big part of ye olde game.
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I had a partner do this. He explained it was mostly for tone, which was an expectation of particular clients. It was interesting but overall a lot of wasted work. I learned to copy it.
I’ve had this and also the opposite end - where they don’t rewrite anything at all. My advice don’t take it personally.
Dont take personally. The end.
You could just say “Hi (name of partner), I saw you made some changes to the brief. I would appreciate walking through it and discussing the changes to hone my drafting skills, when you have a chance”
It's usually a style thing but also a fresh set of eyes thing from the perspective of someone who doesnt know all the facts. Sometimes though after the partner spends a lot of time with it things shift back to how you had them. That could mean you were right, or it means the brief is now written for someone in the weeds again rather than the judge or other audience who doesn't know anything
If you have a good paralegal especially someone with background in writing, have her proof all the briefs first.
I used to work with someone that would rewrite everything. If you did an assignment the way she rewrote it last time, nope, she wants something different this time. So next time, you do it how she wanted it last time. Nope, she rewrote to how it was two times ago. It isn't you (hopefully), it is them. Let go of your ego, and just know that whatever you did was not going to make them happy.
What I missed from your post is whether the written product after the edits is better. If it is, you’re learning from the edits. If you’re not sure, a good collaborative way to handle it is to push back strategically on a point you feel strongly about.
Yeah, I'm not sure if it is any better, or if it's just in his voice.
It's a bit of a generational thing. Many older attorneys learned how to write this way and are perpetuating this type of "training."
You should ask for guidance now - and it should be done in a diplomatic way.