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Material in this guide for law students is excerpted from The Legal Writing Handbook. Part 1 is a guide to effective writing, from organizing the whole paper through avoiding bias and jargon, while part 2 provides a guide to grammar and punctuation. Part 3 (50 pages) is devoted to ESL writers; a grammar subsection offers advice on articles, verbs, and prepositions, while a rhetorical subsection explains cultural assumptions about readers and the purposes for writing in US legal culture, covering culturally determined patterns in writing and issues of conciseness versus repetition. The book also includes a bibliography for ESL law students. The open, two-color layout offers grammar quick-tip boxes, examples, and exercises. A companion website is available. The authors are affiliated with Seattle University School of Law. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Adapted from the Legal Writing Handbook s highly praised Effective Writing and Correct Writing, Just Writing covers the basic principles of good legal writing, including style, grammar, punctuation, and other mechanics of writing. Its short length and focused content make it a perfect supplemental text for any legal writing course, providing tips, techniques, and helpful advice for every step of the process planning, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading. Just Writing guides students to eloquence in concise legal prose and contrasts plain English with legalese. The text integrates writing for English-as-a-Second-Language students in its presentation. Other supportive features include a Glossary of Usage and practice exercises on the companion website to sharpen students skills. Features: complete handbook designed specifically for the legal writer introduces the basic principles of good legal writing covers style, grammar, punctuation, and other mechanics of writing adapted from the Legal Writing Handbook s highly praised Effective Writing and Correct Writing short length and focused content a perfect supplement for any legal writing course provides tips and techniques for every step of the writing process including: planning, drafting, revising, editing and proofreading includes helpful advice how the expectations of legal writers should influence legal writing eloquence in legal prose plain English and legalese how to be concise offers clear explanations and excellent examples covers writing for English-as-a-Second-Language students Glossary of Usage gives helpful hints
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