Legal Writing

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Guthrie’s Guide to Better Legal Writing, 2nd Edition

Lawyers like to think they are good writers. Their non-lawyer readers are more likely to describe their writing as turgid, pedantic, Latin-filled, jargon-ridden, misspelt, ungrammatical, and … 299 View

Legal Research and Writing, 4/e

This book seeks to explain the practical skills needed for print and online legal research and writing. It provides a current and comprehensive look at the topic, consolidating information on … 513 View
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Get Writing!

Introduction, So What Should I Write About, Get to the Point, Word Choice, Email and Other Correspondence, What Should it Look Like, Navigating Social Media, And Finally, The Importance of Editing and Proofreading

From: Guthrie's Guide to Better Legal Writing, 2nd Edition

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Advice for Associate and Students, Some Guidance for the Reluctant Legal Blogger, Think of Your Reader, Keep Your Cultural References Current and Universal, Plagiarism, Catchy Headlines and … 73 $7.30 Add

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This chapter offers writing tips for legal practitioners, students, and bloggers. It offers tips on writing catchy headlines and openers, as well as guidance on avoiding euphemisms and banishing … 49 $4.90 Add
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Preface to the Fourth Edition

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New content addresses changes within the legal research and legal publishing community. 2 $0.20 Add
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Introduction to Legal Research and Writing

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Review of basic principles and techniques of legal research and writing, recovery of research costs, legal citations, copyright issues, and a list of research guides. 46 $4.60 Add
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Words Used and Abused

Introduction, Misuse, Words that Don't (or May Not) Mean What Your Think They Do, MIscellaneous Things That Annoy Me, Terms for Lawyers, French

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Gruesome Twosomes, That and Which, Waffle, Awful Lawerisms aka Legalese, However, Said Same Such, Shall Will Should Would May Might Must, And/Or, And, Or, Only, the Lonely, Who and Whom, All Well … 93 $9.30 Add

Words Used and Abused

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This chapter examines words that are often misused in legal writing. 53 $5.30 Add
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Grammar and Punctuation

Common Grammar Issues, This That or the Other Thing?

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Avoid the Adverb, Apostrophe Catastrophes, Take a Pass on the Passive, Get Your Pronouns Right, Split Infinitives: or, Star Trek, You Have a Lot to Answer For, Comma Conundrums, Comma Problems, … 69 $6.90 Add

Grammar and Punctuation

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This chapter explains common grammar and punctuation issues in legal writing. 48 $4.80 Add
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Secondary Legal Resources

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Review of secondary legal resources including textbooks, journals, seminar papers, encyclopedias, and case digests. 36 $3.60 Add
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Researching Legislation

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Exposition of the process of researching legislation, including accessing statutes, checking bills for amendments, understanding and researching regulations, statutory interpretation, and using … 30 $3.00 Add
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Your Queries Answered

From: Guthrie's Guide to Better Legal Writing, 2nd Edition

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What’s with "Esquire"?, Begin a sentence with "And" or "But"?, How many spaces after the period at the end of a sentence?, Farther/Further and Less/Fewer?, Use … 22 $2.20 Add

Your Queries Answered

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This chapter answers frequently asked questions that lawyers and law students may have about communication, usage, and grammar rules. 9 $0.90 Add

Conclusion

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This chapter provides short closing remarks about the book. 1 $0.10 Add
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Researching Case Law

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Exposition of the process of finding and noting up published and unpublished case law. 20 $2.00 Add