Legal writing in plain English: a text with exercises
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2001
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
Preface
xiii
Introduction
xvii
part one: Principles for All Legal Writing
і
1.
Framing Your Thoughts
3
§ 1.
Have something to say
—
and think it through.
3
§ 2.
For maximal efficiency, plan your writing projects. Try
nonlinear outlining.
5
§ 3.
Order your material in a logical sequence. Use chronology when
presenting facts. Keep related material together.
10
§ 4.
Divide the document into sections, and divide sections into
smaller parts as needed. Use informative headings for the
sections and subsections.
14
2.
Phrasing Your Sentences
17
§5.
Omit needless words.
17
§ 6.
Keep your average sentence length to about
20
words.
19
§ 7.
Keep the subject, the verb, and the object together
—
toward
the beginning of the sentence.
23
§ 8.
Prefer the active voice over the passive.
24
§ 9.
Use parallel phrasing for parallel ideas.
28
§ 10.
Avoid multiple negatives.
30
§11.
End sentences emphatically.
31
3.
Choosing Your Words
34
§ 12.
Learn to detest simplifiable jargon.
34
§ 13.
Use strong, precise verbs. Minimize is, am, was, and
weiß. 37
§ 14.
Turn -ion words into verbs when you can.
38
§15.
Simplify wordy phrases. Watch out for of.
40
§ 16.
Avoid doublets and triplets.
43
§ 17.
Refer to people and companies by name.
44
§ 18.
Don t habitually use parenthetical shorthand names. Use them
only when you really need them.
45
§ 19.
Shun newfangled acronyms.
47
§ 20.
Make everything you write speakable.
48
part two: Principles Mainly for Analytical
and Persuasive Writing
5 3
§ 21.
Plan all three parts: the beginning, the middle, and
the end.
55
§ 22.
Use the deep issue to spill the beans on the first page.
58
§ 23.
Summarize. Don t overparticularize.
62
§ 24.
Introduce each paragraph with a topic sentence.
65
§ 25.
Bridge between paragraphs.
67
§ 26.
Vary the length of your paragraphs, but generally keep
them short.
72
§ 27.
Provide signposts along the way.
75
§ 28.
Unclutter the text by moving citations into footnotes.
77
§ 29.
Weave quotations deftly into your narrative.
83
§ 30.
Be forthright in dealing with counterarguments.
85
part three: Principles Mainly for Legal Drafting
89
§31.
Draft for an ordinary reader, not for a mythical judge who might
someday review the document.
91
§ 32.
Organize provisions in order of descending importance.
93
§ 33.
Minimize definitions. If you have more than just a few, put
them in a schedule at the end
—
not at the beginning.
97
§ 34.
Break down enumerations into parallel provisions. Put every list
of
subparts
at the end of the sentence
—
never at the beginning
or in the middle.
100
§ 35.
Delete every shall.
105
§ 36.
Don t use provisos.
107
§ 37.
Replace and/or wherever it appears.
112
§ 38.
Prefer the singular over the plural.
114
§ 39.
Prefer numerals, not words, to denote amounts. Avoid
word-numeral doublets
. 115
§ 40.
If you don t understand a form provision
—
or don t understand
why it should be included in your document
—
try diligently
to gain that understanding. If you still can t understand it,
cut it.
117
part four: Principles for Document Design
121
§41.
Use a readable typeface.
123
§ 42.
Create ample white space
—
and use it meaningfully.
124
§ 43.
Highlight ideas with attention-getters such as bullets.
125
§ 44.
Don t use all capitals, and avoid initial capitals.
126
§ 45.
For a long document, make a table of contents.
127
part five: Methods for Continued Improvement
135
§ 46.
Embrace constructive criticism.
137
§ 47.
Edit yourself systematically.
138
§ 48.
Learn how to find reliable answers to questions of grammar
and usage.
140
§ 49.
Habitually gauge your own readerly likes and dislikes, as well as
those of other readers.
143
§ 50.
Remember that good writing makes the reader s job easy; bad
writing makes it hard.
145
Appendix A How to Punctuate
147
Appendix
В
Four Model Documents
164
1.
Research Memorandum
165
2.
Motion
173
3.
Appellate Brief
182
4.
Contract
196
Key to Basic Exercises
207
Index
223
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