1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910821906203321

Autore

Goldstein Tom

Titolo

The lawyer's guide to writing well / / Tom Goldstein and Jethro K. Lieberman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-520-96335-0

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Disciplina

808.06/634

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- PART I. WHY LAWYERS WRITE POORLY -- PART II. THE PRACTICE OF WRITING -- PART III. GETTING TO THE POINT -- PART IV. REVISING FOR CLARITY AND LUSTER -- NOTES -- USAGE NOTES -- AN EDITING CHECKLIST -- EDITING EXERCISES -- SUGGESTED REVISIONS TO EDITING EXERCISES -- REFERENCE WORKS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

In this critically acclaimed book, Tom Goldstein and Jethro K. Lieberman demystify legal writing, outline the causes and consequences of poor writing, and prescribe easy-to-apply remedies to improve it. Reflecting changes in law practice over the past decade, this revised edition includes new sections around communicating digitally, getting to the point, and writing persuasively. It also provides an editing checklist, editing exercises with a suggested revision key, usage notes that address common errors, and reference works to further aid your writing. This straightforward guide is an invaluable tool for practicing lawyers and law students.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960123403321

Titolo

Systems of accountability : implementing children's health insurance programs / / Margaret Edmunds and Molly Joel Coye, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : Academy Press, 1998

ISBN

9786610186365

9781280186363

1280186364

9780309592161

030959216X

9780585144849

0585144842

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (40 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

EdmundsMargaret

CoyeMolly Joel

Disciplina

368.420083

Soggetti

Child health services - United States - Finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Committee on Children, Health Insurance, and Access to Care Division of Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine, and Board on Children, Youth, and Families, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 17-18).

Nota di contenuto

""Systems of Accountability""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""APPROACH TO THE STUDY""; ""ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SCHIP""; ""RECOMMRNDATIONS""; ""CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SCHIP""; ""FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SCHIP""; ""Performance Monitoring for SCHIP.""; ""Children's Health Indicators""; ""STATE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SCHIP""; ""Designing Accountability Systems""; ""Public Information""; ""Data Collection and Performance Reporting""; ""Performance Incentives and Rewards""; ""CONCLUSION""

""Overview of the State Children's Health Insurance Program""""PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT""; ""WHO IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR SCHIP?""; ""What Is Accountability?""; ""Congress""; ""U.S. Department of Health and Human Services""; ""States""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""CONGRESSIONAL



ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SCHIP""; ""FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SCHIP""; ""Performance Monitoring for SCHIP""; ""Children's Health Indicators""; ""STATE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SCHIP""; ""Designing Accountability Systems""; ""Public Information""; ""Data Collection and Performance Reporting""; ""Performance Incentives and Rewards""

""CONCLUSION""""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX A Committee and Staff Biographies""; ""COMMITTEE BIOGRAPHIES""; ""STAFF BIOGRAPHIES""; ""APPENDIX B Members of the Liaison Panel""