Lawyer's Style Guide: A Student and Practitioner Guide

This book provides a practical guide to effective legal style, covering abbreviations, acronyms, active and passive voice, brackets, bullet points, citation methods, cross-referencing, fonts, document design, footnotes, gender-neutral language, numbering systems, plain legal language, punctuation, the use of Latin in law, structures for legal advices and documents, and techniques for editing and proofreading. It is essential reading for all those engaged in the practice and study of law.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 968 pages
Publication date: 25 February 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Clarity and precision in legal writing are essential skills in the practice and study of law. This comprehensive book offers a straightforward, practical guide to effective legal style from a world-leading expert. Thoughtfully structured, it explains the elements of good legal writing and its most effective use, cataloguing all aspects of legal style, topic by topic, phrase by phrase, usage by usage. It scrutinises them all, suggesting improvements, and its 'dictionary arrangement makes it easy to navigate. Entries cover matters such as abbreviations, acronyms, active and passive voice, brackets, bullet points, citation methods, cross-referencing, fonts, document design, footnotes, gender-neutral language, numbering systems, plain legal language, punctuation, the use of Latin in law, structures for legal advices and documents, and techniques for editing and proofreading. Other topics include ambiguity, deeds, definitions, provisos, recitals, simplified outlines, terms of art, tone, and the various principles of legal interpretation. With an emphasis on technical effectiveness and understanding, this book is required reading for all those engaged in the practice and study of law.

Weight: 1418g
Dimension: 232 x 244 x 51 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781509936243