<!doctype html public «-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en»> http-equiv=content-type> This text provides a research-based approach for developing EFL/ESL writers in disciplinary/professional context. Research results disclose the interplay among strategies, skills, quality assessment, and stages (a) defining strategic competence for participants, and (b) acting as catalyst for increasing writing proficiency in a legal research paper or article.