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ZW-GwMSU |
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20210928095451.0 |
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161202s2016 mnu b 001 0 eng c |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781628102352 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1628102357 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Language of cataloging |
English |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
MSULIB |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
KF250 ABR |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Abrams, Douglas E., |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Effective legal writing : |
| Remainder of title |
a guide for students and practitioners / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Douglas E. Abrams, Associate Professor of Law, University of Missouri School of Law. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
St. Paul, MN : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
West Academic, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2016. |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2016. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xiii, 156 pages ; |
| Dimensions |
26 cm. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content type term |
text |
| Content type code |
txt |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Media type term |
unmediated |
| Media type code |
n |
| Source |
rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Carrier type term |
volume |
| Carrier type code |
nc |
| Source |
rdacarrier |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
American Casebook Series |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
The English language knows only two types of writing-good writing and bad writing. Good legal writing is good writing about a legal subject. From this core proposition, this compact book provides researching and writing lessons for 1L's, upper class law students, and practicing lawyers. Leading judges, lawyers, and literary figures help deliver many of the lessons. An early chapter covers the foundations of good legal writing, beginning with avid reading, maintaining personal and professional commitment to the client's interests, and learning the right to a reader. Also covered are such foundations as identifying the audience, scheduling, outlining, orienting readers, maintaining civility and professionalism, and adhering to bias-free writing. Later chapters concern researching, writing, editing, and dismantling barriers to effective written expression. Topics include the consequences of inadequate research; the four fundamentals of good legal writing (conciseness, precision, simplicity, and clarity); and reason and passion in persuasive writing. Chapters on editing and proofreading stress the writer's need to restrain pride of authorship that would stiffen resistance to constructive pre-publication input. Chapters treat three major barriers; misused jargon, acronyms, and footnotes. Chapters on Versatility describe how lawyers, if their personal and professional circumstances permit, can fulfill professional responsibility and achieve personal satisfaction by writing in such diverse forums as newspaper editorial pages, law reviews, bar association journals, and blogs |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Legal composition |
| General subdivision |
Study and teaching |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Legal composition |
| General subdivision |
Study and teaching. |
| 651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
United States. |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE |
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| Uniform title |
American casebook series. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type |
Book |