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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... 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- naire to ...
... 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- naire to ...
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... the papers filed by either of them.1 He ordered the lawyers to rewrite their motions and objections. The judge's impatience stands for more than the passing mortifica- 3. 1. does. bad. writing. 1 Does Bad Writing Really Matter?
... the papers filed by either of them.1 He ordered the lawyers to rewrite their motions and objections. The judge's impatience stands for more than the passing mortifica- 3. 1. does. bad. writing. 1 Does Bad Writing Really Matter?
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Tom Goldstein, Jethro K. Lieberman. The judge's impatience stands for more than the passing mortifica- tion of two practitioners or the wasting of several hours in drafting undecipherable papers. Judges rarely comment on the style or ...
Tom Goldstein, Jethro K. Lieberman. The judge's impatience stands for more than the passing mortifica- tion of two practitioners or the wasting of several hours in drafting undecipherable papers. Judges rarely comment on the style or ...
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... judge, or case, the more important clear writing becomes. One can be a good lawyer or judge and a bad writer, but not a great one without being a good writer. stuart berg flexner Good lawyers are genuinely interested in words, in their ...
... judge, or case, the more important clear writing becomes. One can be a good lawyer or judge and a bad writer, but not a great one without being a good writer. stuart berg flexner Good lawyers are genuinely interested in words, in their ...
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... judges. The lawyer's writing problem is compounded by the different forms that poor writing can assume. When lawyers discuss bad—and good— writing, they mean diverse things. Solving minor difficulties, they may believe they have ...
... judges. The lawyer's writing problem is compounded by the different forms that poor writing can assume. When lawyers discuss bad—and good— writing, they mean diverse things. Solving minor difficulties, they may believe they have ...
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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