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100	1		_aLeClercq, Terri.
245	1	0	_aExpert Legal Writing.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aAustin : _bUniversity of Texas Press, _c1995.
264		4	_c©1995.
300			_a1 online resource (212 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION Getting and Keeping a Competitive Edge -- WRITING LIKE A LAWYER -- WRITINGÌS A TOUCHY SUBJECT -- FOCUS ON DENSITY -- ATTORNEYS AND WRITER'S BLOCK -- MIN(D)ING THE FIELD Appellate Judges Speak Out -- MANIPULATING LEGAL SENTENCES First Aid -- THE LONG SENTENCE -- LEFT-HANDED SENTENCES -- MARSHMALLOW CONSTRUCTIONS -- CASES AND CITATIONS WITHIN THE TEXT -- COORDINATION AND SUBORDINATION Defining Relationships -- EXAMINING OTHER PROFESSIONAL PROSE -- EMULATING THE PRO'S PROSE Stylistic Consciousness -- DELIBERATE SENTENCE STRUCTURE -- BEWARE OF AMBIGUOUS MODIFIERS -- MANIPULATING LEGAL ORGANIZATION Structure Is Meaning -- ORGANIZATION AND THE DEDUCTIVE THRUST -- QUICK TRICKS FOR ORGANIZATION -- MANIPULATING WORDS Bigger Isn't Better -- JARGON Manure, Margarine, and Moderation -- BOILERPLATE Empty Formalisms -- GENDER-NEUTRAL LANGUAGE -- THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT -- PUNCTUATING FOR CLARITY The Poetry of Punctuation -- ALLOWING COMMAS TO CREATE MEANING -- SENTENCE PUNCTUATION GUIDE -- ÏQUOTATION MARKS?" She Queried- or, The Arbitrary Rules Surrounding Quotation Marks -- THAT SOPHISTICATED SEMICOLON -- COMPOUND ADJECTIVES AND NOUN STRINGS -- ADVICE AND REFERENCES So Go Be an Expert -- TESTING YOUR BASICS -- GRAMMAR RULES VERSUS SUGGESTIONS -- ADVICE TO PARTNERS ABOUT ADVICE -- REFERENCE BOOKS FOR LEGAL WRITERS -- INDEX.
520			_aNo detailed description available for "Expert Legal Writing".
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aLegal composition.
650		0	_aLaw -- United States -- Language.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
700	1		_aPhillips, Thomas R.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aLeClercq, Terri _tExpert Legal Writing _dAustin : University of Texas Press,c1995 _z9780292746879
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3442961 _zClick to View
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