Expert Legal Writing

Name: Expert Legal Writing
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ISBN: 9780292746886

ISBN-10: 0292746881

ISBN-13: 9780292746886

Edition: 1995

Authors: Terri LeClercq, Thomas R. Phillips

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For ten years, Terri LeClercq' "Legal Writing" column in the Texas Bar Journal has helped polish the prose of lawyers and law students, judges and clerks, paralegals, writing instructors, and legal secretaries. This book collects all the advice she has given in her columns into one authoritative guide for expert legal writing. LeClercq covers everything a legal writer needs to know, from the mechanics of grammar and punctuation to the finer points of style, organization, and clarity of meaning. With her practical, readable, and often humorous advice, those who prepare legal documents can rid their prose of mind-numbing "legalese" and write with the clarity and precision that characterize…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 11/1/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 212
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.17" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments



Introduction: Getting and Keeping a Competitive Edge-- Introduction



Writing like a Lawyer



Writing's a Touchy Subject



Focus on Density



Attorneys and Writer's Block



Min(d)ing the Field: Appellate Judges Speak Out



Manipulating Legal Sentences: First Aid



The Long Sentence



Left-Handed Sentences



Marshmallow Constructions



Cases and Citations Within the Text



Coordination and Subordination: Defining Relationships



Examining Other Professional Prose



Emulating the Pro's Prose: Stylistic Consciousness



Deliberate Sentence Structure



Beware of Ambiguous Modifiers



Manipulating Legal Organization: Structure Is Meaning



Organization and the Deductive Thrust



Organizational Advice for Successful Drafting



Quick Tricks for Organization



Manipulating Words: Bigger Isn't Better



Jargon: Manure, Margarine, and Moderation



Boilerplate: Empty Formalisms



Gender-Neutral Language



That's Not What I Meant



Punctuating for Clarity: The Poetry of Punctuation



Allowing Commas to Create Meaning



Sentence Punctuation Guide



"Quotation Marks?" She Queried-or, The Arbitrary Rules Surrounding Quotation Marks



That Sophisticated Semicolon



Compound Adjectives and Noun Strings



Advice and References: So Go Be an Expert



Testing Your Basics



Grammar Rules Versus Suggestions



Advice to Partners About Advice



Reference Books for Legal Writers


Index