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Authors: Carol Ann Wilson
ISBN-13: 9780131996397, ISBN-10: 0131996398
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Date Published: December 1995
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Carol Ann Wilson

Book Synopsis

A must-have for all legal secretaries! Written by a legal secretary with over 25 years of experience in the field of law, this unique, down-to-earth book shows how to avoid worthless, weighty "legalese" and simplify legal language by thinking and writing clearly for more powerful, concise, and effective communication.

The book encourages thinking and communicating, rather than relying totally on forms, showing readers how to produce more powerful and persuasive documents. Stressing the importance of writing with the reader in mind, it helps legal assistants improve their writing, improve their thinking, and improve their product, which will in turn: improve the leal team; impress the client; improve the lawyer's image; increase the lawyer's business; and improve the legal system as a whole.

For legal secretaries, lawyers, and anyone wishing to improve their writing skills.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Ch. 1An Argument for Plain Language1
Ch. 2Advice from Lawyers and Other Legal Authorities15
Ch. 3Advice from the Government31
Ch. 4Advice from General Writing Authorities45
Ch. 5Rules We Must Follow53
Ch. 6Analysis of a Pleading69
Ch. 7General Remarks About Pleadings93
Ch. 8Pleadings and Other Litigation Forms109
Bibliography205
Appendix A: A Skit for Your Use209
Appendix B: Editing Checklist215
Index217

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