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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... never took , " Uviller told the newspaper . “ It's a class in basic grammar , syntax , style and usage . . " 2 Remarkably , 160 students - just under half the first - year class - enrolled for this noncredit course . They were divided ...
... never took , " Uviller told the newspaper . “ It's a class in basic grammar , syntax , style and usage . . " 2 Remarkably , 160 students - just under half the first - year class - enrolled for this noncredit course . They were divided ...
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... never defined. When pressed, law schools offer excuses: Our professors don't want to teach writing. Teaching writing effectively is costly. Or time is lim- ited, and students come for law, not for a refresher course in what they should ...
... never defined. When pressed, law schools offer excuses: Our professors don't want to teach writing. Teaching writing effectively is costly. Or time is lim- ited, and students come for law, not for a refresher course in what they should ...
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... never let her writers attack typographical errors in the books they were reviewing, because as soon as they did, she said, similar mistakes would creep into the magazine. On occasion, we confess, we have led with our chins. 10 WHY ...
... never let her writers attack typographical errors in the books they were reviewing, because as soon as they did, she said, similar mistakes would creep into the magazine. On occasion, we confess, we have led with our chins. 10 WHY ...
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... never was the way you think it was.” A Short Retelling of the Attack on Legal Prose Historically, lawyers' prose has never been free from attack. In fifteenth- century England, Chief Justice John Fortescue declared that the judges were ...
... never was the way you think it was.” A Short Retelling of the Attack on Legal Prose Historically, lawyers' prose has never been free from attack. In fifteenth- century England, Chief Justice John Fortescue declared that the judges were ...
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... never learned to write well. • Cultural. Lawyers don't read enough or know enough of their heritage to write better. • Psychological. Lawyers are afraid to reveal themselves. • Intellectual. Lawyers don't think clearly enough ...
... never learned to write well. • Cultural. Lawyers don't read enough or know enough of their heritage to write better. • Psychological. Lawyers are afraid to reveal themselves. • Intellectual. Lawyers don't think clearly enough ...
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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