The science behind the art of legal writing / Catherine J. Cameron, Lance N. Long.
2015
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Title
The science behind the art of legal writing / Catherine J. Cameron, Lance N. Long.
Published
Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, [2015]
Copyright
©2015
Call Number
K94 .C33 2015
ISBN
9781611630145 paperback alkaline paper
1611630142 paperback alkaline paper
1611630142 paperback alkaline paper
Description
xi, 144 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)887451055
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
xi
Introduction
3
pt. I
SCIENCE AND WRITING
ch. 1
Why Apply Science to Writing?
9
ch. 2
Some Caveats on Science Applied to Writing
13
pt. II
BEFORE YOU START WRITING
ch. 3
A Word About Legal Research and Outlining
21
Outline Exercise
25
ch. 4
Introduction to Legal Documents
27
Client Communications, Legal Memos, and Other Inter-Office Communication Documents
27
Communications with Opposing Parties, Briefs, and Other Litigation Documents
29
Contracts, Leases, Wills, and Other Transactional Documents
30
Law Reviews, Treatises, and Other Academic Documents
31
ch. 5
Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
33
Deductive (Syllogistic) Reasoning
34
Inductive Reasoning
36
Sidebar: Rule Application versus Factual Comparisons
37
Deductive and Inductive Reasoning Exercise
39
ch. 6
Which Type of Legal Reasoning Works Best?
41
pt. III
CONCEPTS FOR WRITING ALL LEGAL DOCUMENTS
ch. 7
Does Format Matter?
49
ch. 8
Does Correct Grammar Matter?
55
ch. 9
Readability and Plain Language
59
ch. 10
Narrative
69
ch. 11
Macro-Organization of Legal Analysis
73
ch. 12
Introductions, Transitions, and Conclusions
79
Introductions
79
Transitions
81
Conclusions
83
Introductions, Transitions, and Conclusions Exercise
85
ch. 13
Micro-Organization of Legal Analysis
87
Micro-Organization Exercise
91
ch. 14
Citation---Does Anybody Really Care?
93
Citation Exercise
96
pt. IV
CONCEPTS FOR WRITING PERSUASIVE DOCUMENTS
ch. 15
How Do You Persuade in Legal Writing?
101
Logos
104
Pathos
105
Ethos
107
ch. 16
Do Intensifies Really Intensify?
109
ch. 17
Is Less More?
119
pt. V
IMPROVING YOUR LEGAL WRITING
ch. 18
Learning Legal Writing
125
pt. VI
SCIENCE AND THE ETHICS OF LEGAL WRITING
ch. 19
Are Bad Writers Bad Lawyers?
131
pt. VII
SCIENCE AND LEGAL WRITING TOP TEN
ch. 20
The Top Ten Takeaways from The Science Behind the Art of Legal Writing
137
Index
141