Effective Legal Writing

Author : Veda Charrow,Myra K. Erhardt,Robert Charrow
Publisher : Aspen Publishers
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105062071498

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Clear and Effective Legal Writing by Veda Charrow,Myra K. Erhardt,Robert Charrow Pdf

With examples drawn from legal writing and student papers, this guide walks students through the writing process and helps them refine their skills in exercises throughout the book. The Second Edition features a reorganized Part I, including three new chapters that help students gain proficiency in reading and analyzing legal materials so they can write more effectively. Part II includes a systematic approach to legal writing; understanding your context; getting organized; writing clearly; writing effectively; and reviewing and editing. Part III covers the process of writing a legal memorandum and an appellate court brief. This Second Edition includes two examples of memoranda, An interoffice memo and a memo of points and authority; a streamlined appendix that provides an overview of English sentence structure; and many enhanced writing exercises.

Author : Edwina Higgins,Laura Tatham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Legal composition
ISBN : 0414037049

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Successful Legal Writing by Edwina Higgins,Laura Tatham Pdf

Focusing on improving writing skills in both assignments and exams, this text uses worked examples and exercises to provide students with the skills needed for successful legal writing.

Author : Veda Charrow,Myra K. Erhardt,Robert P. Charrow
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781454837855

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Clear and Effective Legal Writing by Veda Charrow,Myra K. Erhardt,Robert P. Charrow Pdf

In its Fourth Edition, Clear and Effective Legal Writing continues to give students a classic introduction to legal analysis and legal writing. Concise and accessible, the text focuses on memo and brief writing while reinforcing key writing skills. This proven teaching tool provides the student with excellent examples and numerous skill-honing exercises. Offering comprehensive coverage from case synthesis and case briefing to preparing Supreme Court briefs, this text: starts with an overview of legal analysis, and then walks students through the writing process: understanding context, organizing effectively, writing clearly and effectively, and reviewing and editing describes differences between legal language and ordinary discourse, and the linguistic theory underlying the origins of legal language seamlessly combines legal reasoning with legal writing and helps the student understand the relationship between the two provides straightforward rules for writing effective legal documents, with scores of examples of the good, the bad, and the humorous includes numerous exercises throughout the book to help students reinforce their skills dissects and annotates actual trial court memoranda and Supreme Court briefs highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each example provides an insightful interview with the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States on what the Court expects to see in brief and the assistance that his office provides to all litigants appearing before the Court shows how to transform a memorandum into an advocacy document provides guidance for writing well in an appendix with overview of English sentence structure New to the Fourth Edition: updated examples throughout an updated legal process portion taking into account changes in law and updating examples a new set of Supreme Court briefs with annotations additional material addressing how the Internet is affecting court filings and formatting

Author : Margaret Elizabeth McCallum,Christina L. Kunz,Deborah A. Schmedemann
Publisher : CCH Canadian Limited
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Law
ISBN : 1553671430

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Synthesis by Margaret Elizabeth McCallum,Christina L. Kunz,Deborah A. Schmedemann Pdf

Author : Gertrude Block
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105044565021

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Effective Legal Writing by Gertrude Block Pdf

Understanding Court Opinions and Writing Case Briefs; Grammar and Meaning; Legal Writing Style; Reasoning Legally; Preparing a Inter-office Memo; Writing an Appellate Brief; How to Organize and Develop a Thesis; How to Do Your Best in Final Examinations.

Author : Austen L. Parrish,Dennis T. Yokoyama
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Briefs
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063708023

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Effective Lawyering by Austen L. Parrish,Dennis T. Yokoyama Pdf

This book is for law students and practitioners who want to learn, or be reminded of, the fundamentals of legal writing and oral advocacy. Effective Lawyering concisely describes useful, yet often neglected, writing techniques. The book has pithy discussions of:(1) ways to avoid recurring, yet frequently overlooked, writing problems;(2) sensible approaches to writing common legal documents; and(3) methods for preparing an oral argument.In addition, it provides the reader with a series of checklists to turn to when undertaking a writing project or preparing for oral argument. The authors have designed the book for practicing attorneys as well as law students. The book is an ideal supplement for first-year and advanced legal writing courses, for upper-division skills courses, and for students participating in law journals or moot court programs. Short and to-the-point, the book's unique check-list approach will help law students and practitioners improve their writing methodically.

Author : Mark Adler
Publisher : Law Society Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : English language
ISBN : 185328985X

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Clarity for Lawyers by Mark Adler Pdf

Guiding the reader through the pitfalls of legal writing, Adler explains how to prevent ambiguity and mistakes, therefore saving time and getting the message across effectively.

Author : Nichola Corbett-Jarvis,Brendan Grigg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Law
ISBN : 0409334022

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Effective Legal Writing by Nichola Corbett-Jarvis,Brendan Grigg Pdf

Effective Legal Writing: A Practical Guide introduces law students to essential writing skills and explains how they are applied in a legal context. It is designed as a course book for first year law students with ongoing relevance as a resource in subsequent years at law school and beyond. Basic literacy, legal literacy and writing skills are explored in a way that is fully integrated into legal content, reflecting current pedagogical best-practice. The text assists students to develop their legal writing skills in their first year of law study and supports their transition to university life. The book also provides a useful reference for ongoing development as students progress through their degree and face a wide variety of legal writing tasks. The skills developed by this text will provide a solid foundation to enhance performance in professional legal writing. The text contains various examples, case-studies, questions and exercises in addition to a range of online ancillary materials designed for both lecturers and students. This review was first published in ETHOS oÂeÂ" ACT Law Society Journal Issue 235 - March 2015 Features oÂeo Basic literacy, legal literacy and writing skills are explored in a way that is fully integrated into legal content oÂeo Contains many examples, case-studies, opportunities for revision, questions and exercises oÂeo Contributes the achievement of the attributes identified by the Australian Teaching and Learning Council (ALTC) threshold learning outcomes (TLO) for law, in particular TLO 5: Communication and collaboration oÂeo Extensive suite of lecturer and student online ancillary resources Related LexisNexis Titles Bott and Talbot-Stokes, Nemes and Coss' Effective Legal Research, 5th ed, 2012 Meehan & Tulloch, LexisNexis Guides: Grammar for Lawyers, 3rd ed, 2013 Stuhmcke, Lexis Nexis Guides: Legal Referencing, 4th ed, 2013

Author : Steven D. Stark
Publisher : Crown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780307888747

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Writing to Win by Steven D. Stark Pdf

From a master teacher and writer, a fully revised and updated edition of the results-oriented approach to legal writing that is clear, that persuades—and that WINS. More than almost any profession, the law has a deserved reputation for opaque, jargon-clogged writing. Yet forceful writing is one of the most potent weapons of legal advocacy. In this new edition of Writing to Win, Steven D. Stark, a former lecturer on law at Harvard Law School, who has inspired thousands of aspiring and practicing lawyers, applies the universal principles of powerful, vigorous prose to the job of making a legal case—and winning it. Writing to Win focuses on the writing of lawyers, not judges, and includes dozens of examples of effective (and ineffective) real-life legal writing—as well as compelling models drawn from advertising, journalism, and fiction. It deals with the challenges lawyers face in writing, from organization to strengthening and editing prose; offers incisive ways of improving arguments; addresses litigation and technical writing in all its forms; and covers the writing attorneys must perform in their daily practice, from email memos to briefs and contracts. Each chapter opens with a succinct set of rules for easy reference. With new sections on client communication and drafting affidavits, as well as updated material throughout, Writing to Win is the most practical and efficacious legal-writing manual available.

Author : Nichola Corbett-Jarvis,Brendan Grigg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 040934320X

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Effective Legal Writing by Nichola Corbett-Jarvis,Brendan Grigg Pdf

This practical, student-focused text introduces writing skills essential for successful study in law and explains how to apply them in a legal context. It is designed as a course book for first year law students with ongoing relevance as a resource in subsequent years at law school and beyond. Basic literacy, legal literacy and writing skills are explored in a way that is fully integrated into legal content, reflecting current pedagogical best-practice. The text assists students to develop sound legal writing skills, providing a solid foundation to enhance performance in professional legal writing tasks. It includes many examples, case-studies and exercises and is supported by extensive online resources for lecturers. The second edition of this text offers expanded examples and explanations of the types of legal writing required of both students and professionals. Features Basic literacy, legal literacy and writing skills are explored in a way that is fully integrated into legal content Contains many examples, case-studies, opportunities for revision, questions and exercises Revised and extended to include many new examples Contributes the achievement of the attributes identified by the Australian Teaching and Learning Council (ALTC) threshold learning outcomes (TLO) for law, in particular TLO 5: Communication and collaboration Extensive suite of lecturer and student online ancillary resources Related Titles Bott & Talbot-Stokes, Nemes and Coss' Effective Legal Research, 5th ed, 2012Cook, Creyke, Geddes, Hamer & Taylor, Laying Down the Law, 9th ed, 2015Meehan & Tulloch, LexisNexis Guides: Grammar for Lawyers, 3rd ed, 2013Stuhmcke, LexisNexis Guides: Legal Referencing, 4th ed, 2013

Author : Nichola Corbett-Jarvis,Brendan Grigg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Law
ISBN : 0409343218

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Effective Legal Writing by Nichola Corbett-Jarvis,Brendan Grigg Pdf

Author : Robert Edwin Bacharach
Publisher : American Bar Association
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Law
ISBN : 1641056592

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Legal Writing by Robert Edwin Bacharach Pdf

"A magnificent book on writing. Drawing on the lessons from psycholinguistics and rhetoric, Judge Bacharach has written a remarkably practical book on how to write effectively. Judge Bacharach illustrates his points with very specific suggestions and countless examples from briefs from top lawyers and opinions of judges. I learned so much from this wonderful book." -- Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, Berkeley School of Law

Author : Neil Guthrie
Publisher : Irwin Law
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1552215695

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Guthrie's Guide to Better Legal Writing, 2/e by Neil Guthrie Pdf

Guthrie's Guide to Better Legal Writing focuses on communicating more effectively in e-mail, letters, memos, blog posts, client updates, and social media, with some pointers on contractual drafting and written advocacy. The second edition incorporates significant new material based on reader queries.

Author : Arvin Antonio Ortiz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 6210423221

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Legal Writing Plain and Simple by Arvin Antonio Ortiz Pdf

Author : Thomas R. Haggard
Publisher : Fred B. Rothman
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Law
ISBN : 0837706866

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The Lawyer's Book of Rules for Effective Legal Writing by Thomas R. Haggard Pdf

This booklet is not intended to be a comprehensive manualon style, usage, or punctuation. It is a quick referenceguide to help lawyers and law students avoid the mostcommon legal writing mistakes.