About who you get when you work with me.

I’m Dwight Leatham, an editorial consultant and writer. I’ve worked inside law firms (ex-Freshfields, ex-White & Case) and as an outsider with law, consulting and advisory firms. So I know what good looks like and why some work can fall short, say, when people who weren’t in on the brief somehow get their hands on a draft. I help you handle issues like that one well before they become problems.

These days, no blurb like this would sit right without touching on AI. I use it for souped-up search and research, but not to write, edit or proof client work. Tried it for writing and found it wasn’t up to scratch. Bluntly, it’s pretty average. In fairness, I set a high bar.

That bar comes from the judgement to know what works and what doesn’t. The judgement comes from over 15 years’ experience; an MA in Professional Writing, with distinction; judging the Writing for Design category of the 2022 D&AD Awards; and writing over 50 awards submissions for clients – across The Drawdown, Law360, Financial Times, With Intelligence, Law.com International, Global Investigations Review and others – with around half winning or making the shortlist.

That work is confidential – non-disclosure agreements mean you won’t find samples here, and I can’t name names. But get in touch and I’ll send you extracts from other pieces.