|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. |
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) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disciplina |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soggetti |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lingua di pubblicazione |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|