LEADER 02990nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910457568703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612356919 010 $a1-282-35691-7 010 $a0-520-92907-1 010 $a1-59734-942-9 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520929074 035 $a(CKB)1000000000354396 035 $a(EBL)227337 035 $a(OCoLC)437144835 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000301431 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11217752 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000301431 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10263975 035 $a(PQKB)11531309 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC227337 035 $a(DE-B1597)519801 035 $a(OCoLC)1114870410 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520929074 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL227337 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10676185 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL235691 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000354396 100 $a20020621d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe lawyer's guide to writing well$b[electronic resource] /$fTom Goldstein, Jethro K. Lieberman 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-23472-3 311 $a0-520-23473-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 249-255) and index. 327 $aDoes 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. 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aLegal composition 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLegal composition. 676 $a808/.06634 700 $aGoldstein$b Tom$0728234 701 $aLieberman$b Jethro Koller$0247050 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457568703321 996 $aLawyer's guide to writing well$91430261 997 $aUNINA LEADER 01457nam 2200361Ia 450 001 996386844703316 005 20200824132242.0 035 $a(CKB)4940000000081633 035 $a(EEBO)2240874880 035 $a(OCoLC)ocm14575455e 035 $a(OCoLC)14575455 035 $a(EXLCZ)994940000000081633 100 $a19861030d1656 uy | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurbn||||a|bb| 200 10$aFormer ages never heard of, and after ages will admire, or, A brief review of the most materiall parliamentary transactions, beginning November 3, 1640$b[electronic resource] $ewherein the remarkable passages both of their civil and martial affaires are continued unto this present year : published as a breviary .. 210 $aLondon $cPrinted by M.S. for Tho. Jenner ...$d1656 215 $a[2], 61 p. $cill 300 $aAttributed by Wing to Vicars. 300 $aImperfect: pages stained. 300 $aReproduction of original in the Huntington Library. 330 $aeebo-0113 607 $aGreat Britain$xPolitics and government$y1642-1660 700 $aVicars$b John$f1579 or 80-1652.$01002610 801 0$bEAG 801 1$bEAG 801 2$bm/c 801 2$bUMI 801 2$bWaOLN 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996386844703316 996 $aFormer ages never heard of, and after ages will admire, or, A brief review of the most materiall parliamentary transactions, beginning November 3, 1640$92362484 997 $aUNISA