Typography for Lawyers

About this book

"If Matthew Butterick didnt exist it would be necessary to invent him." From the Foreword by Bryan A. Garner Based on the popular website Typography for Lawyers is the first guide to the essentials of typography aimed specifically at lawyers. Author Matthew Butterick an attorney and Harvard-trained typographer dispels the myth that legal documents are incompatible with excellent typography. Butterick explains how to get professional results with the tools you already have quickly and easily. Topics include special keyboard characters line length point size font choice headings and hyphenation. The book also includes tutorials on specific types of documents like rsums research memos and motions.