Strategic Legal Writing
Author | : Donald N. Zillman |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 29 |
Release | : 2008-01-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781139468572 |
ISBN-13 | : 113946857X |
Rating | : 4/5 (57X Downloads) |
Download or read book Strategic Legal Writing written by Donald N. Zillman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-01-07 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many legal writing texts emphasize how one writes; this book is unique because it also focuses on why one writes. Every chapter challenges the reader to write to achieve a strategic objective. Each assignment has been carefully considered by the authors, and fully vetted to simulate the decision-making involved in the preparation of important legal writing, whether in a general counsel's office, a law office, a government attorney's office, or a judge's chambers. Simply put, the authors' approach is that effective legal writing does not exist in a vacuum. This book provides practical assignments that teach the student that the best legal writing is not an end in itself, but a means to a larger strategic objective.