
^ Write like a rock star with WordRake. "Spellcheck on steroids: City of Seattle implementing WordRake editing software". In 2017, Micah Knapp Produced and Directed a corporate video for WordRake, written by and Exec Produced by Gary Kinder. WordRake for Outlook was released in September 2014. The second version, WordRake 2, was released in summer 2014. The program works as an extension to Microsoft Word, with another version for Outlook, and, like automated spelling and grammar checking, WordRake can be prone to false positives. Reviews of WordRake have been generally positive while acknowledging the software’s limitations. With more than 600 new editing algorithms and 900 enhancements to existing algorithms, WordRake 3 offers 25 percent more edits and even greater accuracy, according to a company announcement. In January 2013, the City of Seattle announced that it had installed WordRake for use in several municipal departments. WordRake, the editing and proofreading add-in for Microsoft Word and Outlook that is designed for lawyers and other professionals, released its version 3 yesterday. WordRake is used in over 7000 law firms (its initial market), and in businesses, government agencies, and academia.
It quickly edits business reports, emails, correspondence, briefs, and memoranda to help make them clear and concise. WordRake software is intended to improve the brevity and clarity of writing.
Gary has taught over 1000 writing programs to firms like Jones Day, WilmerHale, Latham & Watkins, Microsoft, KPMG, and NOAA. Lawyers in thousands of law firms rely on WordRake for clear and concise writing, and they regard fellow lawyer Ivy Grey as a proofreading and editing expert who understands their writing challenges firsthand, WordRake CEO Jim Figel said in a statement announcing Grey’s hire. Gary Kinder - lawyer, New York Times best-selling author, and legal-writing expert - created the WordRake program in 2012. WordRake is a Seattle-based company that produces editing software of the same name.