Writing to win
Subtitle: the legal writer : [the complete guide to writing strategies that will make your case-- and win it]
By: Steven D. Stark
Edition: 1st rev. ed.
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9780307888716; 9780307888747
Subjects: Legal composition
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-303).
Table of contents: title: Pt. I. The fundamentals of legal writing; title: Organizing your material; title: The rules of the road; title: The mechanics of editing; title: Pt. II The fundamentals of argument for all lawyers; title: The art of argument; title: The role of narrative in argument; title: Pt. III Writing in litigation; title: Writing the facts; title: Writing arguments; title: Writing trial and appellate briefs, as well as affidavits; title: Writing complaints and answers; title: Writing in discovery; title: Pt. IV.  Writing in legal practice; title: Technical writing; title: Writing E-mail and letters; title: Writing memos; title: Drafting contracts and rules; title: Conclusion : The real damage of bad legal writing.