Thinking Like a Writer: A Lawyer's Guide to Effective Writing and Editing, Fourth Edition
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Description
Thinking Like a Writer provides practical advice to help lawyers strengthen their writing skills by “thinking like a writer” as effectively as they already think like a lawyer. The book highlights guiding principles for writing clearly about complicated material and establishing credibility with demanding readers, and then turns those principles into specific techniques that apply to many types of documents and audiences.
Part I introduces the approach and principles that can guide lawyers in “thinking like a writer.” Part II applies the guiding principles to a document’s organization, while Part III applies them to specific types of legal writing: letters, memoranda, and emails; briefs; and judicial opinions. Part IV applies the principles to the smaller scale of paragraphs and sentences. Finally, Part V applies the principles to the editing process, for both self-editing and editing the work of others. Throughout, chapters include many before-and-after examples to demonstrate how writing and editing can be improved by following the advice offered in the book.
ISBN
9781402437724
Publication Date
5-2021
Publisher
PLI Press
Keywords
legal education, legal writing, editing
Disciplines
Law | Legal Education | Legal Writing and Research
Recommended Citation
Armstrong, Stephen V.; Terrell, Timothy P.; and Reich, Jarrod F., "Thinking Like a Writer: A Lawyer's Guide to Effective Writing and Editing, Fourth Edition" (2021). Books. 362.
https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/books/362
