The lawyer's guide to writing well / / Tom Goldstein and Jethro K. Lieberman
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| Autore: |
Goldstein Tom
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| Titolo: |
The lawyer's guide to writing well / / Tom Goldstein and Jethro K. Lieberman
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| Pubblicazione: | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016 |
| ©2016 | |
| Edizione: | Third edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 808.06/634 |
| Soggetto topico: | Legal composition |
| Soggetto non controllato: | argumentative writing for lawyers |
| composition for the legal field | |
| grammar and composition for lawyers | |
| grammar and composition | |
| grammar for lawyers | |
| lawyers writing guide | |
| lawyers | |
| legal composition | |
| legal ease | |
| legal writing | |
| legalese | |
| write like a lawyer | |
| write like an attorney | |
| writing for lawyers | |
| writing guide for attorneys | |
| writing legal arguments | |
| writing legal documents | |
| writing tips for attorneys | |
| writing tips for lawyers | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | LiebermanJethro K. |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The lawyer's guide to writing well |
| ISBN: | 0-520-96335-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910821906203321 |
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