Typography for lawyers
By: Matthew Butterick ; [foreword by Bryan A. Garner]
Contributors: Garner, Bryan A.
Publisher: Jones McClure
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Houston, TX
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Legal composition; Layout (Printing); Printing
Other titles: Typography for lawyers :
Description: Based on the popular website, Typography for Lawyers is the first guide to the essentials of typography aimed specifically at lawyers. Author Matthew Butterick, a Harvard-trained typographer and practicing attorney, dispels the myth that legal documents are incompatible with excellent typography. Butterick explains how to get professional results with the tools you already have quickly and easily. Topics include special keyboard characters, line length, point size, font choice, headings, and hyphenation. The book also includes tutorials on specific types of documents like ršumš, research memos, and motions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-214) and index.
Table of contents: title: Why typography matters; title: Type composition; title: Text formatting; title: Times New Roman; title: Font samples; title: Page layout; title: Sample documents.