The Lawyer's Guide to Writing WellUniversity of California Press, 2003 M01 13 - 287 páginas This eminently practical volume demystifies legal writing, outlines the causes and consequences of bad writing, and prescribes straightforward, easy-to-apply remedies that will make your writing readable. Complete with usage notes that address lawyers' most common errors, this well-organized book is both an invaluable tool for practicing lawyers and a sensible grounding for law students. This much-revised second edition contains a set of editing exercises (and a suggested revision key with explanations) to test your skill. This book is a definitive guide to becoming a better writer—and a better lawyer. |
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... expression • Accuracy—the fit between expression and reality • Timing—when to write and when, and how often, to edit In this book we write for lawyers who wish to improve their writ- ing—for practitioners who seek to refine their skills ...
... expression • Accuracy—the fit between expression and reality • Timing—when to write and when, and how often, to edit In this book we write for lawyers who wish to improve their writ- ing—for practitioners who seek to refine their skills ...
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... expression are so disordered that even other lawyers cannot understand them. As lawyers learn to write well, inevitably the public will learn to under- stand them also. But that is not the starting point. Lawyers must first learn to ...
... expression are so disordered that even other lawyers cannot understand them. As lawyers learn to write well, inevitably the public will learn to under- stand them also. But that is not the starting point. Lawyers must first learn to ...
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... expression in their native tongue. arthur vanderbilt Even the government has found it politic to act. In 1978 President Carter signed an executive order that federal regulations be written in “plain English and understandable to those ...
... expression in their native tongue. arthur vanderbilt Even the government has found it politic to act. In 1978 President Carter signed an executive order that federal regulations be written in “plain English and understandable to those ...
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... and the expression of critically important con- cepts that are by their nature vague. Consider the following two legal concepts: The legal requirement that a person act “reasonably.” The word 20 WHY LAWYERS WRITE POORLY.
... and the expression of critically important con- cepts that are by their nature vague. Consider the following two legal concepts: The legal requirement that a person act “reasonably.” The word 20 WHY LAWYERS WRITE POORLY.
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Contenido
THE PROCESS OF WRITING | 35 |
MANAGING YOUR PROSE | 77 |
NOTES | 199 |
USAGE NOTES | 209 |
AN EDITING CHECKLIST | 229 |
EDITING EXERCISES | 237 |
SUGGESTED REVISIONS TO EDITING EXERCISES | 241 |
REFERENCE WORKS | 249 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 257 |
ABOUT THE AUTHORS | 267 |
INDEX | 269 |
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