The Little Book on Legal Writing (text only) 2nd(Second) edition by A. L. Dworsky

by A. L. Dworsky

If you want to learn legal writing fast with a minimum of effort, this book is for you. You can read the whole thing in a few hours. Or you can nibble your way through a little at a time, because I've broken down each subject into bite-sized sections. This book grew out of my experience teaching legal writing to first-year law students. Each piece of advice relates to a question lots of my students asked or a mistake lots of them made in their memos and briefs. The advice applies equally to other kinds of legal documents as well, such as contracts and pleadings. In fact, much of it applies to nonfiction writing in general, because good legal writing is simply good writing. And unless you have that rare case that could be won by a dog with a note in its mouth, good writing makes a difference. I had fun writing this book. I hope you have fun reading it.

Paperback

Published January 1, 1992