{"product_id":"legal-writing-in-plain-english-a-text-with-exercises-volume-2001-chicago-guides-to-writing-editing-and-publishing-9780226284170","title":"Legal Writing in Plain English: A Text with Exercises (Volume 2001) (Chicago Guides to Writing  Editing  and Publishing)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdmirably clear  concise  down-to-earth  and powerful-unfortunately  these adjectives rarely describe legal writing  whether in the form of briefs  opinions  contracts  or statutes. In Legal Writing in Plain English  Bryan A. Garner provides lawyers  judges  paralegals  law students  and legal scholars sound advice and practical tools for improving their written work. The book encourages legal writers to challenge conventions and offers valuable insights into the writing process: how to organize ideas  create and refine prose  and improve editing skills. In essence  it teaches straight thinkinga skill inseparable from good writing.  Replete with common sense and wit  the book draws on real-life writing samples that Garner has gathered through more than a decade of teaching in the field. Trenchant advice covers all types of legal materials  from analytical and persuasive writing to legal drafting. Meanwhile  Garner explores important aspects of document design. Basic  intermediate  and advanced exercises in each section reinforce the books principles. (An answer key to basic exercises is included in the book; answers to intermediate and advanced exercises are provided in a separate Instructors Manual  free of charge to instructors.) Appendixes include a comprehensive punctuation guide with advice and examples  and four model documents.  Today more than ever before  legal professionals cannot afford to ignore the trend toward clear language shorn of jargon. Clients demand it  and courts reward it. Despite the age-old tradition of poor writing in law  Legal Writing in Plain English shows how legal writers can unshackle themselves.  Legal Writing in Plain English includes:  Tips on generating thoughts  organizing them  and creating outlines. Sound advice on expressing your ideas clearly and powerfully. Dozens of real-life writing examples to illustrate writing problems and solutions. Exercises to reinforce principles of good writing (also available on the Internet). Helpful guidance on page layout. A punctuation guide that shows the correct uses of every punctuation mark. Model legal documents that demonstrate the power of plain English.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45274566459445,"sku":"ByrdShop_0226284174","price":239.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780226284170.jpg?v=1780496740","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/legal-writing-in-plain-english-a-text-with-exercises-volume-2001-chicago-guides-to-writing-editing-and-publishing-9780226284170","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}