Clear and Effective Legal Writing

Name: Clear and Effective Legal Writing
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ISBN: 9780735552296

ISBN-10: 0735552290

ISBN-13: 9780735552296

Edition: 4th 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Veda Charrow, Myra K. Erhardt, Robert P. Charrow

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Offering comprehensive coverage from case synthesis and case briefing to preparing Supreme Court briefs, this text: - starts with an overview of legal analysis, and then walks students through the writing process: understanding context, organizing effectively, writing clearly and effectively, and reviewing and editing - describes differences between legal language and ordinary discourse, and the linguistic theory underlying the origins of legal language - seamlessly combines legal reasoning with legal writing and helps the student understand the relationship between the two - provides straightforward rules for writing effective legal documents, with scores of examples of the good, the bad,…

Book details

List price: $88.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Publication date: 6/22/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 469
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English



Short History of Legal Language


Categories of Legal Writing


Sources of Law and Our System of Courts


The Litigation Process


Reading, Analyzing, and Briefing a Case


Synthesizing the Law from a Series of Cases


A Systematic Approach to Legal Writing


Understanding Your Context


Getting Organized


Writing Clearly


Writing Effectively


Reviewing and Editing


Writing an Intraoffice Memorandum


Writing a Memorandum of Points and Authorities


Writing an Appellate Brief