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The Lawyer's Guide to Writing Well 3rd Edition

The Lawyer's Guide to Writing Well 3rd Edition

Name: The Lawyer's Guide to Writing Well 3rd Edition
Brand: University of California Press
SKU: 9780520288430
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Author: Tom Goldstein; Jethro K Lieberman
ISBN: 9780520288430

Edited by Tom Goldstein · Jethro K Lieberman

University of California Press January 2016

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ISBN-13: 9780520288430
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication: January 2016
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.S. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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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.

PART I: Why Lawyers Write Poorly

1. Does Bad Writing Really Matter?

2. Don't Make It Like It Was

PART II: The Practice Of Writing

3. Ten Steps to Writing It Down

4. Of Dawdlers and Scrawlers, Pacers and Plungers: Getting Started and Overcoming Blocks

5. The Technology of Getting It Down: From Quill Pens to Computers

6. Lawyers as Publishers: Words Are Your Product

PART III: Getting To The Point

7. Writing Persuasively for Your Audience: Tell Your Audience the Point

8. Writing the Lead

PART IV: Revising For Clarity And Luster

9. Form, Structure, and Organization

10. Wrong Words, Long Sentences, and Other Mister Meaners

11. Revising Your Prose

12. Making Your Writing Memorable

Usage Notes

An Editing Checklist

Editing Exercises

Suggested Revisions to Editing Exercises

Reference Works

Acknowledgments

About The Authors

Index

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