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

• Autore: Goldstein Tom
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 808/.06634
• Soggetto topico: Legal composition
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: LiebermanJethro Koller
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Lawyer's guide to writing well
• ISBN: 9786612356919; 1-282-35691-7; 0-520-92907-1; 1-59734-942-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457568703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II