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Form and Style Manual for Lawyers » (1st Edition)

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Authors: Ian Gallacher
ISBN-13: 9781594600968, ISBN-10: 1594600961
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Date Published: August 2005
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Ian Gallacher

Book Synopsis

The manual is written by an experienced teacher and practitioner and is intended as a reference for lawyers at all levels of experience who know what they want to write but who might have forgotten the details of the more mechanical aspects of writing. Uncluttered by lengthy examples or exercises, this short reference work provides brief illustrations to clarify the text and focuses on helping writers produce legal documents of all types that are easily read, technically accurate, and effective.

Table of Contents

Ch. 1Introduction3
Ch. 2Before you begin5
Ch. 3Writing it down21
Ch. 4Punctuation45
Ch. 5Usage63
Ch. 6General formatting issues83
Ch. 7Common formatting elements109
Ch. 8Litigation documents123
Ch. 9Business correspondence167
Ch. 10Editing your work183

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