{"product_id":"expert-legal-writing-paperback-softback-9780292746886","title":"Expert Legal Writing (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292746886","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eExpert Legal Writing\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTerri LeClercq (Author), Thomas R. Phillips (Introduction by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292746886\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 November 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 1.7 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor many years, Terri LeClercq's \"Legal Writing\" column in the \u003ci\u003eTexas Bar Journal\u003c\/i\u003e helped polish the prose of lawyers and law students, judges and clerks, paralegals, writing instructors, and legal secretaries. This book collects all the advice she has given in her columns into one authoritative guide for expert legal writing. LeClercq covers everything a legal writer needs to know, from the mechanics of grammar and punctuation to the finer points of style, organization, and clarity of meaning. With her practical, readable, and often humorous advice, those who prepare legal documents can rid their prose of mind-numbing \"legalese\" and write with the clarity and precision that characterize the very best legal writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword by Chief Justice Thomas R. Phillip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I. Introduction: Getting and Keeping a Competitive Edge \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Writing like a Lawyer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Writing's a Touchy Subject\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Focus on Density\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Attorneys and Writer's Block\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Min(d)ing the Field: Appellate Judges Speak Out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II. Manipulating Legal Sentences: First Aid \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. The Long Sentence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Left-Handed Sentences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Marshmallow Constructions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Cases and Citations Within the Text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Coordination and Subordination: Defining Relationships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Examining Other Professional Prose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Emulating the Pro's Prose: Stylistic Consciousness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. Deliberate Sentence Structure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. Beware of Ambiguous Modifiers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III. Manipulating Legal Organization: Structure Is Meaning \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. Organization and the Deductive Thrust\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16. Organizational Advice for Successful Drafting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17. Quick Tricks for Organization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart IV. Manipulating Words: Bigger Isn't Better \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18. Jargon: Manure, Margarine, and Moderation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19. Boilerplate: Empty Formalisms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20. Gender-Neutral Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e21. That's Not What I Meant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart V. Punctuating for Clarity: The Poetry of Punctuation \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e22. Allowing Commas to Create Meaning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e23. Sentence Punctuation Guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24. \"\u003cbr\u003eQuotation Marks?\"\u003cbr\u003e She Queried-or, The Arbitrary Rules Surrounding Quotation Marks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25. That Sophisticated Semicolon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e26. Compound Adjectives and Noun Strings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart VI. Advice and References: So Go Be an Expert \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e27. Testing Your Basics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e28. Grammar Rules Versus Suggestions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e29. Advice to Partners About Advice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30. Reference Books for Legal Writers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530866684184,"sku":"9780292746886","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/expert-legal-writing-paperback-softback-9780292746886","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}