The Lawyers Guide To Writing Well

Download or read book The Lawyer's Guide to Writing Well written by Tom Goldstein and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-01-13 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eminently practical volume demystifies legal writing, outlines the causes and consequences of bad writing, and prescribes straightforward, easy-to-apply remedies that will make your writing readable. Complete with usage notes that address lawyers' most common errors, this well-organized book is both an invaluable tool for practicing lawyers and a sensible grounding for law students. This much-revised second edition contains a set of editing exercises (and a suggested revision key with explanations) to test your skill. This book is a definitive guide to becoming a better writer—and a better lawyer.