Guide to Legal Writing Style

by Leclercq, Terri

• ISBN13: 9780735512252
• ISBN10: 0735512256
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Summary

Every legal writing instructor has a favorite text for teaching the basics of effective legal writing... So where do you turn to for guidance in helping students on the more subtle area of style? Right here. To help students move from a substantive first draft to a polished final document, many of your colleagues rely on Terri LeClercq's GUIDE TO LEGAL WRITING STYLE - now available in a revised and enhanced Second Edition. This brief yet powerful paperback text gives your students the skills they need to advance from acceptable to exceptional writing. GUIDE TO LEGAL WRITING STYLE, Second Edition, zeroes in on the stylistic elements for polishing your document: organization sentence structure word choice punctuation formatting Crafted for use with any of the various legal writing coursebooks, this supplementary text offers: a synopsis of the process of crafting a final legal document, including macro- and micro-organizational issues plenty of ex ercises to strengthen skills and provide opportunities for self-testing grammar and punctuation reviews for self or group testing Refined by classroom use, The Second Edition is strengthened by: a more accessible interior design and a new, larger size a new chapter on formatting an updated chapter on Reviewing the Basics, with more exercises new 'Try These' exercises throughout the book allow students to evaluate their understanding of the skills presented in the text new Preface that acts as a guide To The book's content and specifies ways to use it in conjunction with other texts a new, separate Appendix that contains all the answers To The exercises in the book, keyed To The chapters in which they are discussed

Author Biography

Terri LeClercq, University of Texas School of Law

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Organizing with Style	1	(24)
Creating Sentences with Style	25	(32)
Choosing Words with Style	57	(22)
Punctuating with Style	79	(18)
Formating for a Visual Society	97	(14)
Reviewing the Basics	111	(4)
Appendix: Answers to ``Try These,'' Concluding Exercises, and Reviewing the Basics	115	(22)
Index	137