How to write good legal stuff
16 April 2006
Presenting Eugene Volokh's and J. Alexander Tanford's guide to good legal writing. In it, you'll find:
- The top 10 signs of bad legal writing.
- A dictionary of legalese,including:
- hideous prepositional phrases and their plain English alternatives.
- hideous phrases ending with prepositions and their plain English alternatives.
- bad ways lawyers start sentences.
- sexist words and their nonsexist alternatives.
- words used only by lawyers and their plain English alternative.
- Concise guide on writing critically about anything.
(Hat tip to Legal Writing Prof Blog.)