{"product_id":"legal-writing-in-plain-english-third-edition-a-text-with-exercises-paperback","title":"Legal Writing in Plain English, Third Edition: A Text with Exercises - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBryan A. Garner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe leading guide to clear writing \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Admirably clear, concise, down-to-earth, and powerful--all too often, legal writing embodies none of these qualities. Its reputation for obscurity and needless legalese is widespread. Since 2001, Bryan A. Garner's \u003ci\u003eLegal Writing in Plain English\u003c\/i\u003e has helped address this problem by providing lawyers, judges, paralegals, law students, and legal scholars with sound advice and practical tools for improving their written work. Now the leading guide to clear writing in the field, this indispensable volume encourages legal writers to challenge conventions and offers valuable insights into the writing process: how to organize ideas, create and refine prose, and improve editing skills. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Accessible and witty, \u003ci\u003eLegal Writing in Plain English \u003c\/i\u003edraws on real-life writing samples that Garner has gathered through decades of teaching experience. Trenchant advice covers all types of legal materials, from analytical and persuasive writing to legal drafting, and the book's principles are reinforced by sets of basic, intermediate, and advanced exercises in each section. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For this third edition, Garner has retained the structure of the previous versions, with updates and new material throughout. There are new sections on making your writing vivid and concrete and on using graphics to enhance your argument. The coverage and examples of key topics such as achieving parallelism, avoiding legalese, writing effective openers and summaries, and weaving quotations into your text have also been expanded. And the sample legal documents and exercises have been updated, while newly added checklists provide quick summaries of each section. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Altogether, this new edition will be the most useful yet for legal professionals and students seeking to improve their prose. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBryan A. Garner\u003c\/b\u003e is president of LawProse, Inc., and Distinguished Research Professor of Law at Southern Methodist University. He is the author of the \"Grammar and Usage\" chapter of \u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Manual of Style\u003c\/i\u003e and editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eBlack's Law Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e. Garner is also the author of several best-selling books, including \u003ci\u003eGarner's Modern English Usage\u003c\/i\u003e and, with Justice Antonin Scalia, \u003ci\u003eReading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMaking Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 9.27 x 6.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48040977760515,"sku":"9780226816548","price":25.44,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/t9aejd_U6F9780226816548.webp?v=1777603866","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-ch\/products\/legal-writing-in-plain-english-third-edition-a-text-with-exercises-paperback","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}