Legal writing and analysis in a nutshell
By: 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)
Contributors: Merino, Jeanne, author; McLellan, Beth, author
Edition: Fifth edition.
Series: Nutshell series; Nutshell series
Publisher: West Publishing Company, College & School Division
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781634602815
Subjects: Legal composition; Law; Language
Work titles: Legal writing in a nutshell
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 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."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-387) and index.
Table of contents: title: Basic steps to legal writing and analysis; title: Legal analysis; title: Large-scale organization; title: Small-scale organization; title: Language in the legal setting; title: Advisory writing; title: Advocacy writing; title: Sentence design; title: Punctuation and grammar; title: Final steps : editing, proofreading, formatting citations and quotations; title: Appendix A. Sample legal materials and documents; title: Appendix B. Individual writing analysis and microgrammar; title: Appendix C. Glossary of words commonly misused in legal writing; title: Appendix D. Selected sources.