Legal Writing
Academic and Professional Communication
Published on 12. September 2016
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-19-559393-8 (ISBN)
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
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
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Melbourne
Australia
Publishing group
Oxford University Press Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
400 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-559393-8 (9780195593938)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Paula Baron Professor and Chair of Common Law, La Trobe Law School, La Trobe University
Lillian Corbin Associate Professor, School of Law, University of New England
Lillian Corbin Associate Professor, School of Law, University of New England
Content
PART 1 GENERAL AND ACADEMIC WRITING; PART 2 PROFESSIONAL WRITING; PART 3 LEARNING MATERIALS