In their shift from language learners to language producers -- a shift from the cognitive to the sociocultural -- EFL/ESL writers need understanding of the contextual dimensions of their writing task for competent performance. 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.