Legal writing and analysis in a nutshell / Lynn Bahrych (J.D. Ph.D., attorney at law), Jeanne Merino (lecturer in residence, director, first-year legal research and writing, Stanford Law School), Beth McLellan (lecturer in residence, Stanford Law School)
Publisher's description: This book provides a ten-step guide to clear, precise, and effective legal writing and analysis for both law students and experienced lawyers. It gives the keys to writing legal memoranda and briefs, organizing analysis, crafting clear and concise sentences, using legal...
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| Other title: | Legal writing in a nutshell. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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St. Paul, MN :
West Academic Publishing,
[2017]
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| Edition: | Fifth edition. |
| Series: | Nutshell series.
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Table of Contents:
- Basic steps to legal writing and analysis
- Legal analysis
- Large-scale organization
- Small-scale organization
- Language in the legal setting
- Advisory writing
- Advocacy writing
- Sentence design
- Punctuation and grammar
- Final steps : editing, proofreading, formatting citations and quotations
- Appendix A. Sample legal materials and documents
- Appendix B. Individual writing analysis and microgrammar
- Appendix C. Glossary of words commonly misused in legal writing
- Appendix D. Selected sources.