Professional Writing For Lawyers

Author : Margaret Z. Johns
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105060370215

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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 : 40,7 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 : Stephen V. Armstrong,Timothy P. Terrell,Jarrod F. Reich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Legal composition
ISBN : 1402437722

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Thinking Like a Writer by Stephen V. Armstrong,Timothy P. Terrell,Jarrod F. Reich Pdf

Author : Tom Goldstein,Jethro K. Lieberman
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780520929074

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

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.

Author : Paula Baron,Lillian Corbin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Business communication
ISBN : 0195593936

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Legal Writing by Paula Baron,Lillian Corbin Pdf

'Legal Writing' emphasises the link between legal writing and ethics as it guides readers through phases of the writing process and helps them develop effective legal writing skills essential for both academic and professional contexts.

Author : Roslyn Macdonald,Deborah Clark-Dickson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Law
ISBN : 0455228116

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Clear and Precise by Roslyn Macdonald,Deborah Clark-Dickson Pdf

Many students begin a law course believing 'real' lawyers write in legalese. Clear and Precise: Writing skills for today's lawyer, 3rd Edition, encourages law students and lawyers to use plain English techniques in the language, structure, content, style and presentation of their writing. The release of the first edition of this manual was one element of a campaign by the Queensland Law Society Plain English Committee to promote clear, precise and effective communication at all levels in the legal community. Thomson Reuters took on the task of publishing a second edition, and ongoing interest in the manual as a teaching aid has led to this revised and updated third edition. New to the third edition: a more detailed discussion on interpretation and definition clauses; a new chapter "Writing for Clients with Literacy Problems"; expanded material on professional letter writing; and new content relating to writing emails. In the last few decades, the application of plain language principles to legislation has been central to debate about improving access to justice. Deborah Clark-Dickson's interest in plain English was stimulated by participating in the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel's efforts to make legislation more accessible to people generally. Deborah was manager of OQPC's plain English and editorial standards section for four years and a member of the Queensland Law Society Plain English Committee from 1996 until 2004.

Author : Philip Meyer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199910618

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Storytelling for Lawyers by Philip Meyer Pdf

Good lawyers have an ability to tell stories. Whether they are arguing a murder case or a complex financial securities case, they can capably explain a chain of events to judges and juries so that they understand them. The best lawyers are also able to construct narratives that have an emotional impact on their intended audiences. But what is a narrative, and how can lawyers go about constructing one? How does one transform a cold presentation of facts into a seamless story that clearly and compellingly takes readers not only from point A to point B, but to points C, D, E, F, and G as well? In Storytelling for Lawyers, Phil Meyer explains how. He begins with a pragmatic theory of the narrative foundations of litigation practice and then applies it to a range of practical illustrative examples: briefs, judicial opinions and oral arguments. Intended for legal practitioners, teachers, law students, and even interdisciplinary academics, the book offers a basic yet comprehensive explanation of the central role of narrative in litigation. The book also offers a narrative tool kit that supplements the analytical skills traditionally emphasized in law school as well as practical tips for practicing attorneys that will help them craft their own legal stories.

Author : Margaret Elizabeth McCallum,Christina L. Kunz,Deborah A. Schmedemann
Publisher : CCH Canadian Limited
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Law
ISBN : 1553671430

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

Author : Ross Guberman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199943852

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Point Made by Ross Guberman Pdf

In Point Made, Ross Guberman uses the work of great advocates as the basis of a valuable, step-by-step brief-writing and motion-writing strategy for practitioners. The author takes an empirical approach, drawing heavily on the writings of the nation's 50 most influential lawyers.

Author : Simon Dorset,Sarah Hughes,Jonathan Scragg,Matthew Harris,Lynne Taylor,Stephen Hunter,Andrew Simpson,Aaron Sheriff,Richard John Scragg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07
Category : Legal composition
ISBN : 1927248078

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Legal Writing by Simon Dorset,Sarah Hughes,Jonathan Scragg,Matthew Harris,Lynne Taylor,Stephen Hunter,Andrew Simpson,Aaron Sheriff,Richard John Scragg Pdf

Author : ALICE. WOOLLEY
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0433505877

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UNDERSTANDING LAWYERS' ETHICS IN CANADA. by ALICE. WOOLLEY Pdf

Author : Melissa H. Weresh
Publisher : LexisNexis/Matthew Bender
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Legal composition
ISBN : 1422473058

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Legal Writing by Melissa H. Weresh Pdf

This book is designed to supplement a Legal Writing course, Ethics course, or Clinical course. The Second Edition of Legal Writing: Ethical and Professional Considerations tracks the types of documents typically produced in a first-year legal writing course. The book identifies ethical rules and professional concerns which pertain to the particular type of document and introduces cases illustrating how the rules should influence lawyers' behavior when preparing and submitting documents. It also contains notes designed to reinforce students' understanding of how the rules should impact them as they communicate professionally in writing. Contents include: Chapter 1: Attorney Regulation: Sources of Ethical and Professional Considerations Chapter 2: Engaging the Client?Conflicts Chapter 3: E-Mail Communications Chapter 4: Predictive Memoranda Chapter 5: Client Letters Chapter 6: Demand Letters Chapter 7: Complaints Chapter 8: Appellate Briefs Chapter 9: Drafted Documents The Teacher's Manual for the Second Edition includes a variety of materials, including PowerPoint slides with teaching notes, quizzes, exercises, and instructional material to guide classroom discussions.

Author : Christine Nero Coughlin,Joan Malmud Rocklin,Sandy Patrick
Publisher : Carolina Academic Press LLC
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 1531008763

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A Lawyer Writes by Christine Nero Coughlin,Joan Malmud Rocklin,Sandy Patrick Pdf

Author : John Bronsteen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063707868

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Writing a Legal Memo by John Bronsteen Pdf

This legal writing book is designed to help students learn the basic elements of writing a legal memo.

Author : Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia,James, Peg,Raquel Gonçalves
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Law
ISBN : 0865046778

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Modern Writing for Lawyers by Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia,James, Peg,Raquel Gonçalves Pdf