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 language accurately, using grammar and punctuation properly, writing persuasively using classical rhetorical techniques. The book describes a method for analyzing and improving individual writing style includes a sample analysis. It also includes new material on using plain English and new legal documents to illustrate effective writing techniques.
| ISBN: | 9781634602815 |
| Publication date: | 28th February 2017 |
| Author: | Lynn Bahrych, Jeanne Merino, Beth McLellan |
| Publisher: | West Academic Publishing an imprint of West Academic |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 430 pages |
| Series: | Nutshell Series |
| Genres: |
Legal profession / practice of law: general |