Legal Writing For Real Lawyers

Author : Russell T. Bowlan, J.D., M.A.
Publisher : Author House
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781481759502

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Legal Writing for Real Lawyers by Russell T. Bowlan, J.D., M.A. Pdf

This is not another tedious rulebook littered with unfounded gimmicks contrived at a faculty mixer. Here you will find relevant advice from an attorney who has been writing trial and appellate briefs on the frontlines for two decades. Amid the new material in this expanded edition, Mr. Bowlan subdues the oft dreaded summary judgment response. And the gloves come off when he addresses legal ethics in the Epilogue - "Welcome to the Dark Side" - a must-read for every law student who intends to become a practicing lawyer. What do Trolls, Curmudgeons and Yapping Chihuahuas have to do with legal writing? Open the cover and find out.

Author : John Brendan Thornton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Law
ISBN : 0327179805

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U.S. Legal Reasoning, Writing, and Practice for International Lawyers by John Brendan Thornton Pdf

Author : Margaret Z. Johns
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105061758988

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Professional Writing for Lawyers by Margaret Z. Johns Pdf

This book is an introduction to integrating professional ethics into legal writing. By providing an ethical context for all forms of legal writing, Johns introduces the reader to the responsibilities attached to every document a lawyer authors. The book starts the reader off in law practice, stressing the need for ethical responsibility, civility, and professionalism in the practice of law. Professional Writing for Lawyers is designed to complement Richard Wydick's Plain English for Lawyers. By using these books together, readers will learn to approach writing as a process of thinking, outlining, drafting, revising, and editing to produce a final draft. To help the reader understand this process, several examples are rewritten, integrating the principles of Plain English that teach the reader to develop a clear, concise, and readable style. A teacher's manual is available.

Author : Steven D. Stark
Publisher : Crown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,6 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 : Margaret Elizabeth McCallum,Christina L. Kunz,Deborah A. Schmedemann
Publisher : CCH Canadian Limited
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Law
ISBN : 1553671430

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

Author : Adam Lamparello,Megan E. Boyd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 1630446149

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Show, Don't Tell by Adam Lamparello,Megan E. Boyd Pdf

Author : Bryan A. Garner
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780226031392

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Legal Writing in Plain English by Bryan A. Garner Pdf

“This easy-to-follow guide is useful both as a general course of instruction and as a targeted aid in solving particular legal writing problems.” —Harvard Law Review Clear, concise, down-to-earth, and powerful—all too often, legal writing embodies none of these qualities. Its reputation for obscurity and needless legalese is widespread. For more than twenty years, Bryan A. Garner’s Legal Writing in Plain English has helped address this problem by providing lawyers, judges, paralegals, law students, and legal scholars with sound advice and practical tools for improving their written work. The leading guide to clear writing in the field, this indispensable volume encourages legal writers to challenge conventions and offers valuable insights into the writing process that will appeal to other professionals: how to organize ideas, create and refine prose, and improve editing skills. Accessible and witty, Legal Writing in Plain English draws on real-life writing samples that Garner has gathered through decades of teaching. Trenchant advice covers all types of legal materials, from analytical and persuasive writing to legal drafting, and the book’s principles are reinforced by sets of basic, intermediate, and advanced exercises in each section. In this new edition, Garner preserves the successful structure of the original while adjusting the content to make it even more classroom-friendly. He includes case examples from the past decade and addresses the widespread use of legal documents in electronic formats. His book remains the standard guide for producing the jargon-free language that clients demand and courts reward. “Those who are willing to approach the book systematically and to complete the exercises will see dramatic improvements in their writing.” —Law Library Journal

Author : Bryan A. Garner
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0195141628

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The Elements of Legal Style by Bryan A. Garner Pdf

Focusing on the argumentative, narrative, and descriptive style found in legal briefs and judicial opinions, this text should be a thought provoking examination of effective argumentation in law.

Author : Cheryl Stephens
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780557014507

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Plain Language Legal Writing by Cheryl Stephens Pdf

A complete guide to clean, precise and understandable legal writing So many books give you advice that turns out to be hollow: "know your audience," "structure your writing." The real strength in Plain Language Legal Writing is how, throughout, Stephens provides clear instructions on how to accomplish what she's recommending. Instead of just telling you to plan what you're going to write, she walks you step-by-step through the planning. Instead of telling you to consider your audience before writing, she describes in detail the sorts of audiences a legal document might have (more than you'd expect!) and how to best meet their needs. Plain Language Legal Writing will help you produce documents that people are willing to read and able to understand. More: PlainLanguageLegalWriting.comOther versions: e-book

Author : Thomas R. Haggard
Publisher : Fred B. Rothman
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 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.

Author : Russell T. Bowlan
Publisher : RoseDog Books
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 1434997960

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Legal Writing for Real Lawyers by Russell T. Bowlan Pdf

Author : Tom Goldstein,Jethro Koller Lieberman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Legal composition
ISBN : 0520073215

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The Lawyer's Guide to Writing Well by Tom Goldstein,Jethro Koller Lieberman Pdf

It matters how you write. Lean, clear, crisp prose is no luxury for practitioners who face crowded court calendars, staggering mounds of paper, and overly long affidavits, memoranda, and briefs. Disorganized documents full of "legalese" burden courts and shortchange clients. This concise, lively, and 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. Everything that most lawyers will need to improve their writing quickly and markedly is here. Authoritative and unique among legal writing guides, the book draws on a nationwide survey conducted by the authors. In their responses, 300 lawyers, judges, professors, writing instructors, and legal journalists from all over the country provided insights into lawyers' writing habits. Throughout The Lawyer's Guide, authors Goldstein and Lieberman illustrate their points with instructive examples taken from these lawyers' daily practices. Complete with a glossary that addresses lawyers' most common errors, this easy-to-use book is an invaluable tool for practicing lawyers and a sensible grounding for law students. It is a definitive guide to becoming a better writer--and a better lawyer.

Author : Wayne Schiess
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Legal composition
ISBN : 1611633915

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Writing for the Legal Audience by Wayne Schiess Pdf

First published in 2003, Writing for the Legal Audience guides lawyers, paralegals, and law students through sensible, practical advice for writing to a dozen legal audiences, from supervisors to appellate judges and from clients to opposing counsel. Each chapter focuses on a different audience for legal writing and presents three concrete recommendations for satisfying that audience. The recommendations are amply supported with explanations, references to the leading experts, and numerous before-and-after examples. The second edition is thoroughly revised, with new tips, new examples, and up-to-date advice for producing clear, readable, effective legal writing. In addition, Schiess has added a new chapter, "Writing for the Screen Reader," that offers advice for preparing legal documents aimed at readers who will encounter the text electronically on a computer, tablet, or handheld device.

Author : Martha Faulk,Irving M. Mehler
Publisher : Wiley Publishing
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105060954406

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The Elements of Legal Writing by Martha Faulk,Irving M. Mehler Pdf

This short, easy-to-use primer on legal writing lays out some 150 essential principles of clear writing, diction, tone, grammar, syntax, punctuation, capitalization, paragraph construction, organization, and format. A welcome refresher for the practicing lawyer and an indispensable reference for anyone in the legal profession.

Author : Bryan A. Garner
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 990 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0195142365

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A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage by Bryan A. Garner Pdf

A comprehensive guide to legal style and usage, with practical advice on how to write clear, jargon-free legal prose. Includes style tips as well as definitions.