The Case for Effective Legal Writing: Court Opinions, Commentary, and Exercises

by Diana Simon and Mark Cooney

Welcome to a book that brings the courthouse to the legal writing classroom. The Case for Effective Legal Writing is the first of its kind, a text that connects writing technique to real-world consequences. In its pages, you'll find dozens of court cases in which writing technique determined the outcome or was otherwise significant--cases proving that the finer points of writing mechanics and legal style aren't trivial or mere fancies of personal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1531028330
• ISBN13: 9781531028336
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Length: 224 Pages