Academic Legal Writing
Subtitle: law review articles, student notes, seminar papers and getting on law review
Publisher: Foundation Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 391
ISBN-13: 9781599417509
Description: "Professor Volokh's elegant book is his own best example of academic writing that is both really useful and a good read. In an engaging, witty and lucid style, he provides student writers with practical advice at every stage--from selecting a topic to negotiating editorial changes--and also addresses fundamental ethical concems. Not only students but many of their professors would benefit from his savvy observations and advice." Dean emeritus. Stanford Law School. and President. William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. --

"Professor Volokh's new book fills a notable gap in the field of legal scholarship. He provides detailed answers to the "how," "when,"and "why" questions with which new scholars struggle. Professor Vohokh also is to be congratulated for the attention he pays to the ethics of academic writing. which is an important but often overlooked topic." Vice President and Dean, Stetson University College of Law --

"Aided and abetted by Judge Alex Kozinski, Eugene Volokh has written a fabulous book - in fact, the best ever in its field, Heed it closely if you want to make the grade." Editor-in-Chief, Black's Law Dictionary --

"Now there's no excuse for rambling, poorly reasoned, and question-begging student papers. By providing astute advice on everything from soup to nuts, Volokh has performed a great service for his readers--and for the lucky professors and editors that compose the audience for his their written work." Columbia Law School --

"Professor Volokh's text grabs and keeps the reader's attention--just like the articles and seminar papers he exhorts law students to write. He offers writers plain-spoken and practical but intelligent advice on how to find and test a topic, and research and write a great article or paper. He also clearly guides the writer to undertake the difficult parts of writing like source-checking, use of proof and avoidance of plagiarism. His ability to distill knowledge from his own broad experience into reader-friendly, sound advice for law students makes Academic Legal Writing a great resource." Assistant Dean for Legal Writing, Villanova University School of Law --

"Professor Volokh offers law students precisely the kind of useful advice about academic legal writing that they are most likely to need and least likely to get in law school. His guide is lively, practical, and entirely unique. I highly recommend it." George Washington University School of Law, and Legal Affairs Editor. The New Republic. --Book Jacket.
Table of contents: title: 1. Finding what to write about (the claim); title: 2. Test suites : making prescriptive claims more sound; title: 3. Writing the introduction; title: 4. Writing the "background" section; title: 5. Writing the proof of the claim; title: 6. The conclusion, and after the conclusion; title: 7. Finishing the first draft, and the zeroth draft; title: 8. Tips on researching; title: 9. Editing : general principles; title: 10. Editing : getting help from your faculty advisor; title: 11. Writing : logical problems to watch for; title: 12. Writing : paragraph-level problems to watch for; title: 13. Writing : sentence/clause problems to watch for; title: 14. Writing : word/phrase problems to watch for; title: 15. Writing : rhetorical problems to watch for; title: 16. Editing : three exercises; title: 17. Using evidence correctly; title: 18. Writing and researching : timeline and summary; title: 19. A sample highly successful student article; title: 20. Turning practical work into articles; title: 21. Writing seminar term papers; title: 22. Cite-checking others' articles; title: 23. Publishing and publicizing; title: 24. Entering writing competitions; title: 25. Getting on law review; title: 26. Academic ethics.