12/23/2025
Wishing our clients, colleagues, and friends a very happy holiday season!!
Legal writing and legal skills courses for lawyers • Legal education consulting • Law career advice
Founded in Toronto in 2012, Grammatika International designs English language programs for international professionals with an emphasis on legal English for foreign-trained lawyers. We offer private lessons, online workshops, and intensive Legal English courses in Toronto and abroad. Designed by lawyers for lawyers, Grammatika courses teach practical English writing and speaking for use in a legal setting.
12/23/2025
Wishing our clients, colleagues, and friends a very happy holiday season!!
12/10/2025
This morning, I held office hours to discuss the final assignment of my Intro to Graduate Legal Studies course at . Students are writing their first ever case comment and in all the case options, fairness and justice play central roles. The topic is always extra interesting when working with professionals from diverse fields that aren’t law. So refreshing to hear different perspectives on what justice looks like.
The steepest learning curve when going out on your own as a lawyer? It’s not the law - you know that. It’s the business acumen you need to grow a successful practice. The Law Society of Ontario has introduced the Foundations Course for Sole Practitioners, which is great and a much needed resource. Grammatika has had its own solo practice course for the last 8 years and it’s ALSO a great resource to cover some extra bases, connect with a terrific network of other solos, and get some extra CPD points. Link in bio or comment SOLO for the link 🔗
A bit more detail about the Legal Writing Audit resource. The name on its own isn’t exactly the most exciting title. But the self-edit checklist is genuinely helpful!
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11/17/2025
STARE DECISIS. The defining doctrine of the common law system. I teach entire courses around this single concept.
11/14/2025
“Sometimes a change of perspective is all it takes to see the light.” - Dan Brown
Took my marking to the beach yesterday. Shifting our view - literally - can be so energizing.
Behind the scenes teaching early morning (my time!) classes this week 🤓 ☕️
November is a funny month. There’s a good chunk of the year to go, technically enough to fit quite a lot in! Though I tend to feel overwhelmed with the amount I want to finish before the year is up and how much I can realistically fit in before the holiday season starts and we all go offline for a bit. I’ve been experimenting with time blocking in a more detailed way, including non-work tasks. I’ve never blocked out “packing school lunches” before, but even if I don’t need the reminder, something about visualizing every part of my day like this makes me feel more relaxed.
How do you feel about November?
11/10/2025
An easy improvement to your CV and cover letter?
M o r e W h i t e S p a c e
More white space means more space for the eye on the page, which means it’s easier and more pleasant to read and a happier reader means a happier hire-r!
Join the last legal CV and cover letter workshop of the year. It’s free. It’s online. It’s happening Wednesday, November 12 at 5:30 pm ET
Link in bio or comment Cv and I’ll send to your inbox! 🔗
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”
- Maya Angelou
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The Legal Writing Audit is now available for download! This free resource is a self-editing guide that highlights the goals and steps to improve your legal writing for greater clarity and more readability. DM for the link!
10/20/2025
💫 Happy Diwali to all of our friends celebrating 💫