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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... WRITING WELL 2ND EDITION " Should be in the office of every lawyer . " -WILLIAM SAFIRE , New York Times Magazine TOM GOLDSTEIN AND JETHRO K. LIEBERMAN THE LAWYER'S GUIDE TO WRITING WELL This page intentionally left. Front Cover.
... WRITING WELL 2ND EDITION " Should be in the office of every lawyer . " -WILLIAM SAFIRE , New York Times Magazine TOM GOLDSTEIN AND JETHRO K. LIEBERMAN THE LAWYER'S GUIDE TO WRITING WELL This page intentionally left. Front Cover.
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... Lawyers as Publishers : Words Are Their Product 71 PART III MANAGING YOUR PROSE 8 Writing the Lead 79 9 Form , Structure , and Organization 88 10 Wrong Words , Long Sentences , and Other Mister Meaners 107 11 Revising Your Prose 153 12 ...
... Lawyers as Publishers : Words Are Their Product 71 PART III MANAGING YOUR PROSE 8 Writing the Lead 79 9 Form , Structure , and Organization 88 10 Wrong Words , Long Sentences , and Other Mister Meaners 107 11 Revising Your Prose 153 12 ...
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... lawyers , judges , profes- sors , writing instructors , and journalists who report on legal topics— what bothered them most about the way lawyers write . We do not pretend that our survey was scientific : We sent a four - page question ...
... lawyers , judges , profes- sors , writing instructors , and journalists who report on legal topics— what bothered them most about the way lawyers write . We do not pretend that our survey was scientific : We sent a four - page question ...
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... lawyers were untrained in computerized legal research; and no one in the legal world had then heard of the Internet. For all of the rapid improvement in communications technology since 1988, legal writing has improved little, if at all ...
... lawyers were untrained in computerized legal research; and no one in the legal world had then heard of the Internet. For all of the rapid improvement in communications technology since 1988, legal writing has improved little, if at all ...
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Tom Goldstein, Jethro K. Lieberman. PART I WHY LAWYERS WRITE POORLY This page intentionally left blank really matter? Most lawyers write PART I: WHY LAWYERS WRITE POORLY.
Tom Goldstein, Jethro K. Lieberman. PART I WHY LAWYERS WRITE POORLY This page intentionally left blank really matter? Most lawyers write PART I: WHY LAWYERS WRITE POORLY.
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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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