The Lawyer's Guide to Writing Well

Synopsis

This Best-selling Book Outlines The Causes And Consequences Of Bad Legal Writing And Prescribes Straightforward, Easy-to-apply Remedies That Will Make Your Writing Readable. Usage Notes Address Lawyers' Most Common Errors, And Editing Exercises Allow Readers To Test Their Skills, Making This An Invaluable Tool For Practicing Lawyers As Well As A Sensible Grounding For Law Students. New Sections In This Edition: - Getting To The Point - Communicating Digitally - Writing Persuasively - Twenty-five Common Mistakes--provided By Publisher. Part 1: Why Lawyers Write Poorly -- Does Bad Writing Really Matter? -- Don't Make It Like It Was -- Part 2: The Practice Of Writing -- Ten Steps To Writing It Down -- Of Dawdlers And Scrawlers, Pacers And Plungers: Getting Started And Overcoming Blocks -- The Technology Of Getting It Down: From Quill Pens To Computers -- Lawyers As Publishers: Words Are Your Product -- Part 3: Getting To The Point -- Writing Persuasively For Your Audience: Tell Your Audience The Point -- Writing The Lead -- Part 4: Revising For Clarity And Luster -- Form, Structure, And Organization -- Wrong Words, Long Sentences, And Other Mister Meaners -- Revising Your Prose -- Making Your Writing Memorable. Tom Goldstein And Jethro K. Lieberman. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 267-274) And Index.