Legal Writing--getting it Right and Getting it Written
- ISBN-10
- 0314154345
- ISBN-13
- 9780314154347
- Category
- Law / Legal Writing
- Pages
- 465
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Thomson/West
- Authors
- Mary Barnard Ray, Jill J. Ramsfield
Description
The class desktop reference for legal writers, Legal Writing: Getting It Right and Getting It Written provides quick, reliable answers with reference material and guidance on improving one's legal writing. The easy-to-use guide addresses the large and small questions that occur to all legal writers, including grammar and punctuation; usage questions, such as affect or effect; analogical reasoning and research strategy; contracts and business correspondence; writing techniques for conciseness and precision; and process issues such as procrastination and perfectionism. Updated to cover areas of increasing importance to legal writers, including e-mail, graphics, and the preservation of personal style within the constraints of the profession, the book is organized by alphabetized entries and contains a large index with cross-references under each entry. Practical and easy to use, this book belongs on every legal writer's desk.
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Other editions
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- 1993
- 361 pages
- Paperback
- West Publishing Company
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