Just Writing: Grammar, Punctuation, and Style for the Legal Writer, Third Edition - Softcover

Anne Enquist; Laurel Currie Oates

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735576688 ISBN 13: 9780735576681

Publisher: Aspen Publishers, 2009

Synopsis

<p> Companion Website: <a href="http://www.aspenlawschool.com/oates_enquist" target="_blank"> www.aspenlawschool.com/oates_enquist</a> </p> <p> Adapted from the popular <i>Legal Writing Handbook</i>, this powerful guide focuses exclusively on the style, grammar, punctuation, and the mechanics of strong legal writing. With the authors’ trademark step-by-step approach, <b> Just Writing</b> enables students to master a skill that will contribute to their success in both law school and practice. </p> <p> Proven to be effective in the classroom, the Third Edition features: </p> <ul> <li> <b>honed coverage</b> that zeroes in on style, grammar, punctuation, and the mechanics of legal writing in a concise length and format </li> <li> <b>tips and techniques</b> for every step of the writing process: planning, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading </li> <li> the authors’ trademark straightforward, <b>building-block approach</b> </li> <li> <b>clear explanations and crafted examples </b> </li> <li> <b>practice exercises</b> that allow students to use specific skills covered in the text </li> <li> <b>writing for ESL students</b> </li> <li> <b>“Quick Tips”</b> about writing integrated throughout the text </li> <li> <b>a Glossary of Usage</b> </li> <li> <b>a bound-in CD</b> with practice exercises </li> <li> <b>a dedicated Teacher’s Manual,</b> with specific teaching suggestions for each chapter in the book </li> <li> additional teaching and testing materials on a <b>Teaching Materials Website</b> , available to adopters </li> </ul> <p> Enquist and Oates’s clarity and finely honed content make <b>Just Writing</b> the perfect complement to any legal writing course. New professors will especially appreciate the ample teaching support that accompanies this book. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

About this edition

• Publisher: Aspen Publishers
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0735576688
• ISBN 13: 9780735576681
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 360