The Handbook For The New Legal Writer

Author : Jill Barton (Professor of Legal writing),Rachel H. Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Legal composition
ISBN : 1543813127

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The Handbook for the New Legal Writer by Jill Barton (Professor of Legal writing),Rachel H. Smith Pdf

The Handbook for the New Legal Writer teaches the concepts and skills covered in the first-year legal writing and research course in a way that meets the needs of today's law students. The coursebook's focus is on showing, not telling, students how to write effective legal documents using numerous examples and step-by-step instruction. The authors provide practical lessons on the basic writing and research tasks attorneys perform daily and include annotated samples written by judges, practitioners, and the authors. The text covers objective writing, persuasive writing, legal research, and citation using a handbook format, allowing easy access to key information. It also provides the option of using the book as a reference tool later in law practice. New to the Second Edition: Updated and expanded approaches to writing Questions Presented Expanded instruction on how to write shorter and less formal legal memos to reflect an increasingly modern approach Dozens of new examples from recently decided cases and additional examples of commonly prepared legal documents, including objective memos, emails, letters, and motions A new, short chapter on the IRAC organizational structure, guiding students on how to write law school exam answers and bar exam essays Updated guidance on writing style and grammar to reflect an increasingly modern approach in legal writing. For example, most Supreme Court justices now use contractions regularly and use "since" interchangeably with "because" even though the vast majority of legal writing textbooks advise otherwise. Professors and students will benefit from: Comprehensive coverage of all first-year legal writing topics (predictive and persuasive writing, grammar and writing style, professional correspondence, judicial writing, oral argument, research, and citation)--allowing students to use one book for all two (or three) semesters Concise and readable style that makes the book a breath of fresh air from other assigned law school reading Easy-to-grasp concept of anchors that move new law students from effective case reading and briefing to effective legal writing A multitude of annotated examples to show students how to put their legal writing skills into practice and to illustrate how to write commonly assigned documents, including objective memos, emails, letters, judicial opinions, persuasive motions, and appellate briefs

Author : Jill Barton,Rachel H. Smith
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781543803150

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The Handbook for the New Legal Writer by Jill Barton,Rachel H. Smith Pdf

The Handbook for the New Legal Writer teaches the concepts and skills covered in the first-year legal writing and research course in a way that meets the needs of today’s law students. The coursebook’s focus is on showing, not telling, students how to write effective legal documents using numerous examples and step-by-step instruction. The authors provide practical lessons on the basic writing and research tasks attorneys perform daily and include annotated samples written by judges, practitioners, and the authors. The text covers objective writing, persuasive writing, legal research, and citation using a “handbook” format, allowing easy access to key information. It also provides the option of using the book as a reference tool later in law practice. New to the Second Edition: Updated and expanded approaches to writing Questions Presented Expanded instruction on how to write shorter and less formal legal memos to reflect an increasingly modern approach Dozens of new examples from recently decided cases and additional examples of commonly prepared legal documents, including objective memos, emails, letters, and motions A new, short chapter on the IRAC organizational structure, guiding students on how to write law school exam answers and bar exam essays Updated guidance on writing style and grammar to reflect an increasingly modern approach in legal writing. For example, most Supreme Court justices now use contractions regularly and use "since" interchangeably with "because" even though the vast majority of legal writing textbooks advise otherwise. Professors and students will benefit from: Comprehensive coverage of all first-year legal writing topics (predictive and persuasive writing, grammar and writing style, professional correspondence, judicial writing, oral argument, research, and citation)—allowing students to use one book for all two (or three) semesters Concise and readable style that makes the book a “breath of fresh air” from other assigned law school reading Easy-to-grasp concept of “anchors” that move new law students from effective case reading and briefing to effective legal writing A multitude of annotated examples to show students how to put their legal writing skills into practice and to illustrate how to write commonly assigned documents, including objective memos, emails, letters, judicial opinions, persuasive motions, and appellate briefs

Author : Laurel Currie Oates,Anne Enquist,Jeremy Francis
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 1165 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781543830422

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The Legal Writing Handbook by Laurel Currie Oates,Anne Enquist,Jeremy Francis Pdf

With the authors’ effective step-by-step approach, The Legal Writing Handbook: Analysis, Research, and Writing walks students through each of the stages of the writing process from pre-writing, drafting, and editing, to the final draft. A leading text for generations of law students, the Eighth Edition gives students a head start as they move into practice. The Legal Writing Handbook offers a complete resource on legal writing. Part I provides students with an introduction to the U.S. Legal System; Part II gives an overview of legal research, with both an introduction to sources and to research strategies; Part III introduces students to predictive memos, e-memos, and client letters; Part IV covers motion briefs; Part V offers an overview of appellate briefs; Part VI introduces oral advocacy; Part VII is a guide to effective writing; Part VIII is a guide to correct writing; and Part IX focuses on the needs of ESL writers. With a new streamlined organization and completely updated content, this is the only book on legal writing students will ever need. New to the Eighth Edition: Streamlined organization with chapters focused on key topics New appendix with easy reference to all the Quick Tips to improve legal writing Updated and added discussion throughout the book on the role of bias in legal language and argumentation A new chapter introducing rhetoric and bias Professors and student will benefit from: Given the breadth of coverage, the book can be easily adapted for two-, three-, or four-semester programs. Multiple examples and sample documents—­this text demystifies legal writing. Helpful overview of the American legal system Step-by-step instruction on how to write formal memos, e-memos, and opinion letters Step-by-step instruction on how to write motion and appellate briefs In-depth instruction on how to write and edit effectively and correctly Resources for ESL law students With online Connected Coursebook access, students receive additional exercises with sample answers and other helpful resources.

Author : Alexa Z. Chew,Katie Rose Guest Pryal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Law
ISBN : 1611638127

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The Complete Legal Writer by Alexa Z. Chew,Katie Rose Guest Pryal Pdf

Please note: The second edition of The Complete Legal Writer will be out in August. The Complete Legal Writer lives up to its name, providing everything legal research and writing professors and students need in a textbook, including citation literacy, research skills, writing process, a wide range of legal documents, and more. Using the cutting-edge Genre Discovery Approach, this book teaches students to guide themselves through the process of writing unfamiliar legal document types and thereby prepares students to write independently in upper-level classes and the workplace. To aid in teaching Genre Discovery, the authors provide three exacting samples of each document type covered in the book, a rhetorical analysis of each document type, and specific questions to guide students as they study the samples. The Complete Legal Writer covers document types that are traditionally taught in the first year, such as office memos and appellate briefs, as well as document types taught in upper-level and non-traditional first-year curricula, including trial briefs, demand letters, and employer blog posts. Furthermore, this book covers an essential skill for all legal writing classes: giving and receiving feedback. In addition to explaining how to give feedback to and receive feedback from peers, an important skill given the rise of peer-feedback practices in the LRW classroom, The Complete Legal Writer also covers how to receive and implement feedback from professors and workplace supervisors in order to improve both a particular document and future documents. "The Complete Legal Writer lives up to its name: it presents a comprehensive, fresh, and intuitive approach to teaching legal writing that invites students to confidently and enthusiastically cross the divide between their prior writing experiences and the world of legal writing. By giving students the tools they need to critically examine the documents that lawyers write, the authors'' genre-discovery approach empowers students to meet (and exceed) the expectations of their new reading audience, even when they are faced with the challenge of writing a document they may not have seen before. With the text''s warm tone, humorous touches, and vivid examples, the authors have hit a homerun that will engage faculty and students alike while arming students with skills they will use throughout their professional lives." -- Ruth Ann McKinney, Emerita Professor of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law "This uniquely reader-centered text indeed empowers students to grow into complete legal writers. The authors gently yet firmly guide students through "genre discovery": careful study of sample legal documents, by which students construct for themselves the conceptual frameworks that writers of such documents need. Students thus till the soil, plant seeds of understanding, and harvest their own insights--and thereby enjoy "ground-up" rather than "top-down" learning that is refreshingly autonomous and remarkably effective." -- Craig T. Smith, Assistant Dean for the Writing and Learning Resources Center and Clinical Professor of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law "The Complete Legal Writer promises much and delivers more. The text covers fundamental concepts including legal logic and analysis, research methodology, the writing process, and citation literacy. The overall tone is refreshingly readable and will undoubtedly resonate with students. What sets the text apart is not the wide variety of sample legal documents offered, but its potential to equip students with a method of evaluating all documents/genres using an approach that will prepare them to write and ultimately to practice more effectively. The rhetorical legal genre approach is quite a discovery, and no law library collection would be complete without this book." --Marie Summerlin Hamm, Law Library Journal

Author : Laurel Currie Oates,Anne Enquist,Kelly Kunsch
Publisher : Aspen Publishers
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Legal briefs
ISBN : 0316621978

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The Legal Writing Handbook by Laurel Currie Oates,Anne Enquist,Kelly Kunsch Pdf

Author : Anne Enquist,Laurel Currie Oates,Kelly Kunsch
Publisher : Aspen Publishers
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Law
ISBN : 156706938X

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The Legal Writing Handbook by Anne Enquist,Laurel Currie Oates,Kelly Kunsch Pdf

Its effective process approach is the secret to "The Legal Writing Handbook's" enduring popularity. By teaching students to progress through necessary stages -- pre-writing, drafting, editing, to final draft -- the authors lead them, step by careful step, to a mastery of skills that they will use throughout their careers. Shortened and tightened, but just as effective... With streamlined, accessible material, the book helps students become effective researchers and writers. The first part of the book covers the basics of the legal system -- analyzing statutes and cases, and supplies chapters on writing the objective memorandum and trial and appellate briefs. The second part of the book offers resources to help students become effective researchers and writers. The Legal Writing Handbook brings together the three major components of effective legal writing -- research, analysis, and writing -- and discuss each from the most basic level to more sophisticated techniques.

Author : Jacqueline D. Lipton
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780520301801

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Law and Authors by Jacqueline D. Lipton Pdf

This accessible, reader-friendly handbook will be an invaluable resource for authors, agents, and editors in navigating the legal landscape of the contemporary publishing industry. Drawing on a wealth of experience in legal scholarship and publishing, Jacqueline D. Lipton provides a useful legal guide for writers whatever their levels of expertise or categories of work (fiction, nonfiction, or academic). Through case studies and hypothetical examples, Law and Authors addresses issues of copyright law, including explanations of fair use and the public domain; trademark and branding concerns for those embarking on a publishing career; laws that impact the ways that authors might use social media and marketing promotions; and privacy and defamation questions that writers may face. Although the book focuses on American law, it highlights key areas where laws in other countries differ from those in the United States. Law and Authors will prepare every writer for the inevitable and the unexpected.

Author : Ross Guberman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199967971

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Point Made by Ross Guberman Pdf

With Point Made, legal writing expert, Ross Guberman, throws a life preserver to attorneys, who are under more pressure than ever to produce compelling prose. What is the strongest opening for a motion or brief? How to draft winning headings? How to tell a persuasive story when the record is dry and dense? The answers are "more science than art," says Guberman, who has analyzed stellar arguments by distinguished attorneys to develop step-by-step instructions for achieving the results you want. The author takes an empirical approach, drawing heavily on the writings of the nation's 50 most influential lawyers, including Barack Obama, John Roberts, Elena Kagan, Ted Olson, and David Boies. Their strategies, demystified and broken down into specific, learnable techniques, become a detailed writing guide full of practical models. In FCC v. Fox, for example, Kathleen Sullivan conjures the potentially dangerous, unintended consequences of finding for the other side (the "Why Should I Care?" technique). Arguing against allowing the FCC to continue fining broadcasters that let the "F-word" slip out, she highlights the chilling effect these fines have on America's radio and TV stations, "discouraging live programming altogether, with attendant loss to valuable and vibrant programming that has long been part of American culture." Each chapter of Point Made focuses on a typically tough challenge, providing a strategic roadmap and practical tips along with annotated examples of how prominent attorneys have resolved that challenge in varied trial and appellate briefs. Short examples and explanations with engaging titles--"Brass Tacks," "Talk to Yourself," "Russian Doll"--deliver weighty materials with a light tone, making the guidelines easy to remember and apply. In addition to all-new examples from the original 50 advocates, this Second Edition introduces eight new superstar lawyers from Solicitor General Don Verrilli, Deanne Maynard, Larry Robbins, and Lisa Blatt to Joshua Rosencranz, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, Judy Clarke, and Sri Srinvasan, now a D.C. Circuit Judge. Ross Guberman also provides provocative new examples from the Affordable Care Act wars, the same-sex marriage fight, and many other recent high-profile cases. Considerably more commentary on the examples is included, along with dozens of style and grammar tips interspersed throughout. Also, for those who seek to improve their advocacy skills and for those who simply need a step-by-step guide to making a good brief better, the book concludes with an all-new set of 50 writing challenges corresponding to the 50 techniques.

Author : Deborah E. Bouchoux
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 1454885181

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Aspen Handbook for Legal Writers by Deborah E. Bouchoux Pdf

Buy anew versionof this Connected Casebook and receiveaccessto theonline e-book,practice questionsfrom your favorite study aids, and anoutline toolon CasebookConnect, the all in one learning solution for law school students. CasebookConnect offers you what you need most to be successful in your law school classes – portability, meaningful feedback, and greater efficiency. The Aspen Handbook for Legal Writers, a brief and accessible reference on mechanics and style, is a useful companion to any legal writing text. Targetedat the needs of legal writers, the text initially focuses on the rules of grammar, style, and usage—with plenty of examples. A section on Legal Documentsoffers strategies to improve legal writing, with sample letters, memorandum, case brief, trial brief, and appellate brief. Numerous, helpful examples showcaseboth good and bad writing. This practical approach helps law students with common problems and dilemmas: substitutions for “legalese,” lists of commonly used legal idioms, spellingtips, advice on organization and the legal writing process, proofreading, and document design. Modeled after handbooks used at the undergraduate level,the Handbook features a small trim size, comb-binding, clear organization, two-color printing, and helpful design elements to highlight importantinformation. Distinctive features designed with the student in mind include Websites for each topic addressed, Tips and Strategies to highlight key topicssuch as breaking writers’ blocks, meeting deadlines, communicating by email and text messaging, ethics notes, and Challenge Exercises in each chapterto test mastery. A brief Table of Contents on the inside front cover and Style Sheet on the inside back cover offer quick reference. Key Features: For all writers, pragmatic and useful information is given on beginning the writing process, tips to meet deadlines, common legal conventions or traditions, common blunders made by legal writers, and proofreading and document design. The fundamental features of legal writing (accuracy, readability, clarity, and brevity) are covered in depth. Quiz or ‘Challenge’ questions test readers’ comprehension of the material and showcase methods to improve writing. Sample documents are provided for the most common types of legal writings, including: Sample demand letter Sample opinion letter Sample legal memorandum Sample trial court brief Sample appellate brief (which includes a table of authorities) Sample case brief Sample litigation document (a complaint for breach of contract) Sample transactional document (a joint venture agreement) Electronic communications are covered–twenty tips for using email in a professional setting are given, along with tips for web conferences, texting, and communicating through social media. The Handbook also includes an Appendix on English as a Second Language, which should be helpful to students and new attorneys whose language of origin is not English. CasebookConnectfeatures: ONLINE E-BOOK Law school comes with a lot of reading, so access your enhanced e-book anytime, anywhere to keep up with your coursework. Highlight, take notes in the margins, and search the full text to quickly find coverage of legal topics. PRACTICE QUESTIONS Quiz yourself before class and prep for your exam in the Study Center. Practice questions fromExamples & Explanations,Emanuel Law Outlines,Emanuel Law in a Flashflashcards, and other best-selling study aid series help you study for exams while tracking your strengths and weaknesses to help optimize your study time. OUTLINE TOOL Most professors will tell you that starting your outline early is key to being successful in your law school classes. The Outline Tool automatically populates your notes and highlights from the e-book into an editable format to accelerate your outline creation and increase study time later in the semester.

Author : Deborah E. Bouchoux
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Law
ISBN : 1454825200

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Aspen Handbook for Legal Writers by Deborah E. Bouchoux Pdf

The Aspen Handbook for Legal Writers, a brief and accessible reference on mechanics and style, is a useful companion to any legal writing text. Targeted at the needs of legal writers, the text focuses on the rules of grammar, style, and usage--with plenty of examples. A section on Legal Documents offers strategies to improve legal writing, with a sample letter, memorandum, trial brief and appellate brief. Numerous, helpful examples showcase both good and bad writing. This practical approach helps law students with common problems and dilemmas: substitutions for "legalese" lists of commonly used legal idioms, spelling tips, advice on organization and the legal writing process, proofreading, and document design. Modeled after handbooks used at the undergraduate level, the Handbook features a small trim size, comb-binding, clear organization, two-color printing, and helpful design elements to highlight important information. Distinctive features designed with the student in mind include Websites for each topic addressed, Tips and Strategies to highlight key topics, and Challenge Exercises in each chapter to test mastery. A brief Table of Contents on the inside front cover and Style Sheet on the inside back cover offer quick reference. Helpful appendices include Citation Form (including both Bluebook and ALWD examples), and glossaries of terms and usage. A CD-ROM with supplemental exercises is provided for instructors. The Third Edition features new and updated examples as well as fresh Website references throughout the text. More supplemental exercises appear on a companion web site. Features: brief and accessible reference on mechanics and style, a useful companion to any legal writing text focus on the rules of grammar, style, and usage, targeted at the needs of legal writers includes a section on Legal Documents offers tips and strategies to improve legal writing. sample letter, memorandum, trial brief, and appellate brief included numerous, helpful examples of both good and bad writing practical approach helps with common problems and dilemmas substitutions for "legalese" lists of commonly used legal idioms spelling help advice on organization and the legal writing process proofreading document design modeled on undergraduate handbooks small trim size comb-binding two-color printing helpful design elements to highlight important information student-focused Websites for each topic addressed Tips and Strategies in each chapter to highlight key topics Challenge Exercises in each chapter to test mastery brief Table of Contents on the inside front cover and Style Sheet on the inside back cover for quick reference helpful appendices Citation Form (including both Bluebook and ALWDexamples) English as a Second Language Glossary of Terms Glossary of Usage CD-ROM with supplemental exercises Thoroughly updated, the revised Third Edition presents: new examples throughout fresh Website references more supplemental exercises on a companion web site

Author : Douglass T. MacEllven,Michael McGuire
Publisher : Lexis Law Publishing (Va)
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Legal authorities
ISBN : 0409911143

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Legal Research Handbook by Douglass T. MacEllven,Michael McGuire Pdf

Highlights of the 5th Edition include: New chapters on researching French law, European Union law and Foreign, Comparative and International law New coverage of e-mail as a form of legal writing New section on researching the law of other commonwealth jurisdictions New snapshots of the features and functionality of major information providers in Canada - LexisNexis, Quicklaw, Westlaw, eCarswell, SOQUIJ, REJB, CanLII and CCH Canadian. Some sample search illustrations are included. There is also a snapshot of the Folioviews software, which is the software of choice of most Canadian legal CD ROM products. New coverage of electronic access to full-text periodicals. New section on electronic judgments - features, elements and Specific Electronic Judgment Sources New coverage of electronic citators A completely rewritten chapter on Researching Quebec law.

Author : Anne Enquist,Laurel Currie Oates,Jeremy Francis
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781543839487

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Just Writing by Anne Enquist,Laurel Currie Oates,Jeremy Francis Pdf

Just Writing: Grammar, Punctuation, and Style for the Legal Writer, Sixth Edition

Author : Terri LeClercq,Karin Mika
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781454860242

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Guide to Legal Writing Style by Terri LeClercq,Karin Mika Pdf

This concise paperback focuses on the nuances of legal writing style and provides novice legal writers with the skills they need to polish their writing. Guide to Legal Writing Style, Fourth Edition, intended as an ancillary to any basic legal writing text, expands what students learn in their first-year courses by providing additional techniques and style tips that will help make their writing more precise, readable and elegant. This highly regarded paperback, specifically directed at legal writers, offers crisp, pointed advice written in a personal and humorous style lucid organization that helps students find the information they need most, including practice with basic skills and helpful advice on organization, sentence structure, word choice, punctuation, and formatting an emphasis on legal ethics throughout, with most of the examples and exercises focusing on ethical issues a chapter on organization that compares and contrasts undergraduate terms and goals with those expected by a legal audience a guide that helps students guard against plagiarism short, end-of-chapter exercises, with the answers at the back of the book, that strengthen skills and provide opportunities for self-testing Special features in the Fourth Edition include: an updated interactive CD-ROM with multiple exercises to reinforce the materials in the book, which includes updated and expanded tests of basic skills and click-on answers and explanations a new chapter testing common errors in professional writing, with explanations as well as succinct answers new checklists that reinforce essential advice of each chapter

Author : Anne Enquist,Laurel Currie Oates
Publisher : Aspen Pub
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Law
ISBN : 0735549559

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Just Writing by Anne Enquist,Laurel Currie Oates Pdf

The new edition of Just Writing concentrates on the fundamentals of writing, including grammar, punctuation, and style. Concise and student-friendly, this updated paperback helps both the novice and experienced. the authors designed their book to be efficient and effective: tailored specifically For The legal writer, this complete handbook covers the full range of principles of good legal writing, including style, grammar, punctuation, and other mechanics of writing short length and focused content make Just Writing an appropriate supplemental text for any legal writing course presents tips and techniques for every step of the writing process, including planning, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading adapted from the Legal Writing Handbook the highly praised text from Oates, Enquist, and Kunsch clear explanations and excellent examples help students grasp concepts quickly and easily an excellent chapter on Legal Writing for English-as-a-Second-Language Writers addresses the special needs of these students a glossary of usage gives helpful hints on word choice Just Writing: Grammar, Punctuation, and Style For The Legal Writer, Second Edition, now offers: practice exercises, included on a separate CD with the book, help students build specific skills as they are discussed the same structure and coverage that was so popular in the first edition, polished and refined in light of class experience

Author : Christine Mowat
Publisher : Thomson Carswell
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105062044297

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A Plain Language Handbook for Legal Writers by Christine Mowat Pdf

Provides 1) theory about plain language for legal writers, 2) models of legal documents such as wills, laws, agreements, etc, and 3) practice exercises on language.