A complete guide to clean, precise and understandable legal writing
So many books give you advice that turns out to be hollow: "know your audience," "structure your writing." The... More > real strength in Plain Language Legal Writing is how, throughout, Stephens provides clear instructions on how to accomplish what she's recommending. Instead of just telling you to plan what you're going to write, she walks you step-by-step through the planning. Instead of telling you to consider your audience before writing, she describes in detail the sorts of audiences a legal document might have (more than you'd expect!) and how to best meet their needs.
Plain Language Legal Writing will help you produce documents that people are willing to read and able to understand.
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A complete guide to clean, precise and understandable legal writing
So many books give you advice that turns out to be hollow: "know your audience," "structure your writing." The... More > real strength in Plain Language Legal Writing is how, throughout, Stephens provides clear instructions on how to accomplish what she's recommending. Instead of just telling you to plan what you're going to write, she walks you step-by-step through the planning. Instead of telling you to consider your audience before writing, she describes in detail the sorts of audiences a legal document might have (more than you'd expect!) and how to best meet their needs.
Plain Language Legal Writing will help you produce documents that people are willing to read and able to understand.
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As an in-house legal nurse consultant for 14 years, I have come across many case scenarios. Because each case was different, each of my reports were also different. I have included some of my... More > actual sample reports that will give you the information you need to help construct your reports for your attorney. I have included cases with short narratives, long narratives, tables, timelines and ongoing record reviews. You will see the difference on how to write a review for an attorney on cases you do not think are worthwhile and which ones are, and why. You will see various different styles to help you prepare a great review for the attorney.< Less
THIS TRACT BOOK DISCUSSES HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE ABLE RECOGNIZE AN INDETERMINATE REFERENT, BOTH TO AVOID LEGAL MALPRACTICE, AS WELL AS TO AVOID BEING HYNOTIZED BY NLP TECHNIQUES.
THIS TRACT BOOK DISCUSSES HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE ABLE RECOGNIZE AN INDETERMINATE REFERENT, BOTH TO AVOID LEGAL MALPRACTICE, AS WELL AS TO AVOID BEING HYNOTIZED BY NLP TECHNIQUES.
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Documents dealing with the law require special treatment. Practitioners such as barristers and solicitors often need both rapid and accurate access to specific subjects within primary legislation,... More > whilst for the lay person unhindered access to popular subjects in legal commentaries is more important.
This book describes how a good index is key to understanding the law. A good index is one in which the qualities of consistency, clarity and organization are paramount. Creating a good index to legal materials requires a rigorous approach and attention to many special features of legal writing.
Indexing legal materials introduces the reader to the peculiarities of legal documents and describes how to compile a good index, from selecting subjects to deciding how to treat phrasal terms which have entered common use in legal circles.
Law librarians and indexers alike will find this book both useful and fascinating.< Less
Documents dealing with the law require special treatment. Practitioners such as barristers and solicitors often need both rapid and accurate access to specific subjects within primary legislation,... More > whilst for the lay person unhindered access to popular subjects in legal commentaries is more important. This book describes how a good index is key to understanding the law. A good index is one in which the qualities of consistency, clarity and organization are paramount. Creating a good index to legal materials requires a rigorous approach and attention to many special features of legal writing. Indexing legal materials introduces the reader to the peculiarities of legal documents and describes how to compile a good index, from selecting subjects to deciding how to treat phrasal terms which have entered common use in legal circles. Law librarians and indexers alike will find this book both useful and fascinating.< Less
