The Lawyer's Guide to Writing WellUniv of California Press, 2016 M01 8 - 296 páginas In this critically acclaimed book, Tom Goldstein and Jethro K. Lieberman demystify legal writing, outline the causes and consequences of poor writing, and prescribe easy-to-apply remedies to improve it. Reflecting changes in law practice over the past decade, this revised edition includes new sections around communicating digitally, getting to the point, and writing persuasively. It also provides an editing checklist, editing exercises with a suggested revision key, usage notes that address common errors, and reference works to further aid your writing. This straightforward guide is an invaluable tool for practicing lawyers and law students. |
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... asked 650 people familiar with legal writing—practicing lawyers, judges, professors, writing instructors, and journalists who report on legal topics—what bothered them most about the way lawyers write. The answers from three hundred of ...
... asked 650 people familiar with legal writing—practicing lawyers, judges, professors, writing instructors, and journalists who report on legal topics—what bothered them most about the way lawyers write. The answers from three hundred of ...
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... asked the question “Do you have other thoughts on legal writing that you would like to share with us?” David L. Shapiro, then a professor at Harvard Law School, chided us: “Only that the 'sharing of thoughts' should be left to the ...
... asked the question “Do you have other thoughts on legal writing that you would like to share with us?” David L. Shapiro, then a professor at Harvard Law School, chided us: “Only that the 'sharing of thoughts' should be left to the ...
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... asking for it so reliance on seller's skill and judgement not here but merchentable not excluded according to Cardozo if this is sale and not service I think it is sale and merchentable quality in spite of trade name but no notice and ...
... asking for it so reliance on seller's skill and judgement not here but merchentable not excluded according to Cardozo if this is sale and not service I think it is sale and merchentable quality in spite of trade name but no notice and ...
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Contenido
THE PRACTICE OF WRITING | 35 |
GETTING TO THE POINT | 73 |
REVISING FOR CLARITY AND LUSTER | 97 |
NOTES | 213 |
USAGE NOTES | 227 |
AN EDITING CHECKLIST | 245 |
EDITING EXERCISES | 253 |
SUGGESTED REVISIONS TO EDITING EXERCISES | 257 |
REFERENCE WORKS | 267 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 275 |
ABOUT THE AUTHORS | 277 |
INDEX | 279 |
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