Clear and Convincing: Modern Legal Writing, First Edition
Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook with Study Center on Casebook Connect, including academic lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities. Access also includes practice questions, an outline tool, and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes.
Clear and Convincing: Modern Legal Writing, by David H. Spratt and Heather E. Ridenour, āmeets students where they areā through concise explanations, humor, and visual aids that keep students engaged and focused as they learn to write for every form of legal advocacy with clarity, credibility, and confidenceāāālike lawyers.
The authors' building-block approach introduces legal writing skills in stages, beginning with foundational concepts and progressing to more complex forms of analysis and advocacy in both objective and persuasive legal writing. A modular organization of topics by chapter offers optimal versatility for teaching and course design. The comprehensive coverage in Clear and Convincing: Modern Legal Writing extends to legal research strategies, grammar, editing, oral argument, and professional development. Numerous examples and writing samples illustrate legal writing. Exercises throughout develop students' skills. Integrated coverage of digital research and generative AI in legal writing and practice prepares students to use these tools responsibly and ethically.Ā
Professors and students will benefit from:
- Professional communication in a modern context that includes client emails, texting, virtual arguments, and the use of generative AI
- ProTips and Caution notes in every chapter that connect content to practice with valuable insights
- Encouraging students to adopt a professional growth mindset that views legal writing as reflective of the writer's professional credibility
- Online checklists for organizing tasks to ensure consistently excellent results
- Annotated sample briefs and motions in the Appendix
- A variety of digital content and online resources for teaching and learning
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Clear and Convincing: Modern Legal Writing, First Edition
Clear and Convincing: Modern Legal Writing, First Edition
Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook with Study Center on Casebook Connect, including academic lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities. Access also includes practice questions, an outline tool, and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes.
Clear and Convincing: Modern Legal Writing, by David H. Spratt and Heather E. Ridenour, āmeets students where they areā through concise explanations, humor, and visual aids that keep students engaged and focused as they learn to write for every form of legal advocacy with clarity, credibility, and confidenceāāālike lawyers.
The authors' building-block approach introduces legal writing skills in stages, beginning with foundational concepts and progressing to more complex forms of analysis and advocacy in both objective and persuasive legal writing. A modular organization of topics by chapter offers optimal versatility for teaching and course design. The comprehensive coverage in Clear and Convincing: Modern Legal Writing extends to legal research strategies, grammar, editing, oral argument, and professional development. Numerous examples and writing samples illustrate legal writing. Exercises throughout develop students' skills. Integrated coverage of digital research and generative AI in legal writing and practice prepares students to use these tools responsibly and ethically.Ā
Professors and students will benefit from:
- Professional communication in a modern context that includes client emails, texting, virtual arguments, and the use of generative AI
- ProTips and Caution notes in every chapter that connect content to practice with valuable insights
- Encouraging students to adopt a professional growth mindset that views legal writing as reflective of the writer's professional credibility
- Online checklists for organizing tasks to ensure consistently excellent results
- Annotated sample briefs and motions in the Appendix
- A variety of digital content and online resources for teaching and learning
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Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook with Study Center on Casebook Connect, including academic lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities. Access also includes practice questions, an outline tool, and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes.
Clear and Convincing: Modern Legal Writing, by David H. Spratt and Heather E. Ridenour, āmeets students where they areā through concise explanations, humor, and visual aids that keep students engaged and focused as they learn to write for every form of legal advocacy with clarity, credibility, and confidenceāāālike lawyers.
The authors' building-block approach introduces legal writing skills in stages, beginning with foundational concepts and progressing to more complex forms of analysis and advocacy in both objective and persuasive legal writing. A modular organization of topics by chapter offers optimal versatility for teaching and course design. The comprehensive coverage in Clear and Convincing: Modern Legal Writing extends to legal research strategies, grammar, editing, oral argument, and professional development. Numerous examples and writing samples illustrate legal writing. Exercises throughout develop students' skills. Integrated coverage of digital research and generative AI in legal writing and practice prepares students to use these tools responsibly and ethically.Ā
Professors and students will benefit from:
- Professional communication in a modern context that includes client emails, texting, virtual arguments, and the use of generative AI
- ProTips and Caution notes in every chapter that connect content to practice with valuable insights
- Encouraging students to adopt a professional growth mindset that views legal writing as reflective of the writer's professional credibility
- Online checklists for organizing tasks to ensure consistently excellent results
- Annotated sample briefs and motions in the Appendix
- A variety of digital content and online resources for teaching and learning
