Re: Technical writing in the legal field?

[Susan Salituro <susansls -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

You might also consider patent writing. I talked with a patent  
attorney about a year ago about the process of applying for patents.  
He said that you actually don't need to pass the bar to simply write  
patents--his office often employs "patent writers" who do the bulk of  
the writing work, while he deals with the legal aspects. These patent  
writers only need to pass an exam that shows they have a basic  
understanding of patent law. He said that the cost of the required  
courses in our area (Honolulu) would only be about $3000.

Sorry I don't have more detail--I never really had an interest in  
pursuing the topic further. But patents are essentially technical  
documents that are far too often written in legalese--a professional  
tech writer should be able to do a great deal of good in this field. :-)

--
Susan Salituro





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