| Legal Writing: Academic and Professional Communication Contributor(s): Baron, Paula (Author), Corbin, Lillian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195593936 ISBN-13: 9780195593938 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $69.30 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Legal Writing |
| LCCN: 2016478190 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.8" W x 8.2" (0.80 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Good legal writing is an inherently ethical practice and fundamental to professionalism and lawyering. Legal Writing: Academic and Professional Communication emphasises the link between legal writing and ethics as it guides readers through phases of the writing process and helps them develop effective legal writing skills essential for both academic and professional contexts. The book covers a range of academic writing commonly encountered by undergraduate and postgraduate law students including case notes, problem questions and essays. It also explores specific forms of legal writing required in the profession, through client letters, memoranda, appellate briefs and reports to support novice writers in understanding their ethical obligations and developing a professional voice. Provides grounding in good writing techniques with practical guidance and examples across a range of academic and professional writing genres Extensive learning materials including a grammar primer, theories of writing and comparative tables outlining professional rules for ongoing reference Includes exercises, questions for reflection and further reading at the end of each chapter to help students hone their skills as legal writers |