Thinking Like a Writer: A Lawyer's Guide To Effective Writing and Editing, 2nd Edition

Chock-full of exercises, examples, and writing do's and don'ts, Thinking Like a Writer gives you step-by-step instruction on the specialized techniques you need to draft clear and persuasive legal documents. Learn how to organize material logically, grab a reader's attention, and keep it with clear, crisp content-packed sentences.

Stephen V. Armstrong. For the past fifteen years, Steve Armstrong has taught writing programs for judges and lawyers in the United States and Canada under the sponsorship of such groups as the Federal Judicial Center, the Practising Law Institute, ALI-ABA, and the American Bar Association. He has also taught writing in law firms and worked extensively with the writing of practicing lawyers, and has published widely on the topic of continuing professional development for lawyers. Timothy P. Terrell. Professor Terrell has been a member of the faculty of Emory University School of Law since 1976 and has been a visiting professor at the law schools at the University of Iowa, the University of San Diego, and the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in England. He has taught a wide range of courses but now focuses on legal theory, legal ethics, and property law. He has published extensively in all these areas.