Just Writing: Grammar, Punctuation, And Style For The Legal Writer - Softcover

Enquist, Anne; Oates, Laurel Currie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735549559 ISBN 13: 9780735549555

Publisher: Aspen Pub, 2005

Synopsis

This guide helps students and practitioners work with the organizational patterns and traditional ways of connecting ideas found in legal writing. The authors (both Seattle U. School of Law) cover the basics of effective writing from the whole paper on down to the single word, including the all-important connections between paragraphs and ideas and the active or passive voice in sentences, then describe correct grammar and punctuation in detail. For this edition they include a chapter helpful for those for whom English is not a first language, including a very helpful section on rhetorical preferences in writing. They also include exercises and a glossary of usage. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

Synopsis

The new edition of "Just Writing" concentrates on the fundamentals of writing, including grammar, punctuation, and style. Concise and student-friendly, this updated paperback helps both the novice and experienced. The authors designed their book to be efficient and effective: tailored specifically for the legal writer, this complete handbook covers the full range of principles of good legal writing, including style, grammar, punctuation, and other mechanics of writing. Short length and focused content make "Just Writing" an appropriate supplemental text for any legal writing course. It presents tips and techniques for every step of the writing process, including planning, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading. Adapted from "The Legal Writing Handbook", this is the highly praised text from Oates, Enquist, and Kunsch. Clear explanations and excellent examples help students grasp concepts quickly and easily. An excellent chapter on Legal Writing for English-as-a-Second-Language Writers addresses the special needs of these students and a glossary of usage gives helpful hints on word choice.

"Just Writing: Grammar, Punctuation, and Style for the Legal Writer, Second Edition", now offers: practice exercises, included on a separate CD with the book, help students build specific skills as they are discussed. The same structure and coverage that was so popular in the first edition has been polished and refined in light of class experience.

Edition details

• Publisher: Aspen Pub
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0735549559
• ISBN 13: 9780735549555
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 339