Plain English for Lawyers

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Book Description Publication Date: January 1994 ISBN-10: 0890895619 ISBN-13: 978-0890895610 Edition: 3rd Wydick s Plain English for Lawyers--now in its fifth edition--has been a favorite of law students legal writing teachers lawyers and judges for over 25 years. In January 2005 the Legal Writing Institute gave Wydick its Golden Pen Award for having written Plain English for Lawyers. The Legal Writing Institute is a non-profit organization that provides a forum for discussion and scholarship about legal writing analysis and research. The Institute has over 1 300 members representing all of the ABA-accredited law schools in the United States. Its membership also includes law teachers from other nations English teachers and practicing lawyers.