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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784408803321

Autore

Goldstein Tom

Titolo

The lawyer's guide to writing well [[electronic resource] /] / Tom Goldstein, Jethro K. Lieberman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002

ISBN

9786612356919

1-282-35691-7

0-520-92907-1

1-59734-942-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LiebermanJethro Koller

Disciplina

808/.06634

Soggetti

Legal composition

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-255) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Does bad writing really matter? -- Don't make it like it was -- Ten steps to writing -- Of dawdlers and scrawlers, pacers, and plungers : getting started and overcoming blocks -- The mechanics of getting it down : from quill pens to computers -- Lessons from a writing audit -- Lawyers as publishers : words are their product -- Writing the lead -- Form, structure, and organization -- Wrong words, long sentences, and other mister meaners -- Revising your prose -- Making your writing memorable.

Sommario/riassunto

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.