TY - BOOK AU - Goldstein,Tom AU - Lieberman,Jethro K. TI - The lawyer's guide to writing well SN - 9780520963351 AV - KF250 .G65 2016eb U1 - 808.06/634 23 PY - 2016///] CY - Oakland, California PB - University of California Press KW - Legal composition KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES KW - Composition & Creative Writing KW - bisacsh KW - Rhetoric KW - REFERENCE KW - Writing Skills KW - LAW KW - Legal Writing KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Why lawyers write poorly -- The practice of writing -- Getting to the point -- Revising for clarity and luster N2 - This best-selling book outlines the causes and consequences of bad legal writing and prescribes straightforward, easy-to-apply remedies that will make your writing readable. Usage notes address lawyers' most common errors, and editing exercises allow readers to test their skills, making this an invaluable tool for practicing lawyers as well as a sensible grounding for law students. New sections in this edition: - Getting to the point - Communicating digitally - Writing persuasively - Twenty-five common mistakes"--Provided by publisher UR - https://libproxy.firstcity.edu.my:8443/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1093478 ER -