Patented Technology from Seattle-Based WordRake Helps Professionals
Write More Concisely and Confidently
Dec 02, 2012
SEATTLE – December 3, 2012 – Breakthrough editing software provider WordRake® today announced that hundreds of law firms, companies, and government agencies like the City of Seattle, have become customers since its July launch. WordRake software’s immediate success proves that today’s lawyers value good writing and aspire to write even better, which WordRake helps them do.
WordRake edits a 10-page document in 30 seconds, detecting and highlighting words that add no meaning. A lawyer simply composes in Microsoft Word, hits the “Rake” button, and accepts or rejects WordRake’s suggestions.
According to Jeff Sharp, managing partner at Chicago’s prestigious intellectual property firm, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP, “I am a big fan of WordRake software and I use it to edit briefs, memoranda and other documents. As an IP lawyer, I write a lot and my documents must be clear and persuasive. Good writing comes from strong editing – shorter is usually better. I am recommending WordRake to others in our firm, both lawyers and administrative staff. It is an excellent tool that is useful for any professional.”
Lawyer, founder, and New York Times bestselling author Gary Kinder developed WordRake after 25 years of analyzing legal writing and teaching over 1,000 writing programs at major firms like Jones Day, WilmerHale, Latham & Watkins, and Sidley. Kinder explains, “Lawyers have to write clearly, succinctly, and accurately, but they also have to write fast. WordRake helps them edit their documents in seconds and at the same time teaches them to write better. Any organization will benefit from using WordRake, but law firms depend on it because more rides on the words of lawyers than on the words of any other profession. WordRake helps shoulder that burden, always there, always fast, and almost always right.”
Sharon Nelson, President of Sensei Enterprises and President-Elect of the Virginia State Bar, recently published, “I used [WordRake] to edit a PUBLISHED article I had written for the ABA’s Law Practice magazine. I was dumbfounded when the software quickly provided an embarrassing number of edits of my 6 page article, more than 90% of which I agreed with. WordRake fundamentally consists of a set of rules designed to cut flabby verbiage from your writing. Even good authors…clearly can use some editing. Even my editors missed most of what WordRake found.”
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About WordRake
WordRake provides a unique editing platform within Microsoft Word. It “rakes” through each document to suggest edits for tighter writing, saving lawyers time and money, and giving them the confidence their brief, letter, or memorandum is clear and concise. Any professional will benefit from WordRake’s keen eye for finding words and phrases that add no meaning. For its unique technology, WordRake has been awarded six patents by the U. S. Patent & Trademark Office.
Based in Seattle, the company was founded in 2011 by lawyer Gary Kinder, a bestselling author and nationally-known speaker who has taught over 1,000 writing programs to law firms, government agencies, and corporations. He is the author of the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestseller, Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea. He has also presented writing webinars for the American Bar Association and created the online, interactive series "Advanced Writing for Lawyers" for the ABA’s Center for Continuing Legal Education.
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