Writing Shorter Legal Documents

Strategies for Faster and Better Editing

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Legal Writing
Cover of the book Writing Shorter Legal Documents by Sandra J. Dr Oster, American Bar Association
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Author: Sandra J. Dr Oster ISBN: 9781614382263
Publisher: American Bar Association Publication: April 16, 2012
Imprint: American Bar Association Language: English
Author: Sandra J. Dr Oster
ISBN: 9781614382263
Publisher: American Bar Association
Publication: April 16, 2012
Imprint: American Bar Association
Language: English

In a legal document, in accordance with federal, state, and local court rules, every letter and space is important. Writing Shorter Legal Documents is a concise, practical handbook that explains how to quickly, efficiently reduce the length of your legal documents. It's a collection of advice written to keep you within grammatical and court rules, for both length and construction, while preserving and even clarifying your argument. The author, a lawyer with a Ph.D in linguistics, has divided 35 precise strategies into five chapters:
An Approach to Shorten Legal Documents
Revising Terminology
Revising Lists, Phrases, and Sentences
Changing the Appearance of Text on the Page
Cutting Content
When you're on a deadline with the court and are over the maximum word count in your document, this book provides the fast, easy editing tricks you'll need.

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In a legal document, in accordance with federal, state, and local court rules, every letter and space is important. Writing Shorter Legal Documents is a concise, practical handbook that explains how to quickly, efficiently reduce the length of your legal documents. It's a collection of advice written to keep you within grammatical and court rules, for both length and construction, while preserving and even clarifying your argument. The author, a lawyer with a Ph.D in linguistics, has divided 35 precise strategies into five chapters:
An Approach to Shorten Legal Documents
Revising Terminology
Revising Lists, Phrases, and Sentences
Changing the Appearance of Text on the Page
Cutting Content
When you're on a deadline with the court and are over the maximum word count in your document, this book provides the fast, easy editing tricks you'll need.

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