Paper Topic Selection: International: Academic Legal Writing

BLS Library ordered 2 print copies for Reserve. BLS faculty can view a digital copy of this book by creating a West Academic account at https://faculty.westacademic.com

The publisher's description states: "Legal Writing and Global Lawyering Skills is one of the only legal research and writing textbooks available that covers foreign legal systems, intercultural competence, and cross-cultural considerations in the practice of law."

Contents: Principles for all legal writing -- Framing your thoughts -- Phrasing your sentences -- Choosing your words -- Principles mainly for analytical and persuasive writing -- Principles mainly for legal drafting -- Principles for document design -- Methods for continued improvement.

Contents: Core principles of legal writing -- Concision -- Plain language -- Strong sentences -- Organization and cohesion -- Tone and professionalism -- Briefs and motions -- Using legal authority -- Legal storytelling -- The mental game of writing -- Writing with technology -- Document design.
BLS has 1 copy - it is an ebook that circulates for 1 day. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - EBC. First time users click: CREATE ACCOUNT. Remote access requires use of the BLS proxy server.

04/23/2024: BLS Library ordered 1 print copy for Reserve.
Contents: Why plain English? -- Omit surplus words -- Use verbs to express action -- Prefer the active voice -- Use short sentences -- Arrange your words carefully -- Choose your words carefully -- Use commas carefully -- Use other punctuation marks carefully -- Use easy-to-read design techniques. 7th ed. also discusses "principles of document design and appropriate uses of generative AI for writing."

04/24/2024: BLS Library is tracking publication of the 4th ed., currently listed as forthcoming in July 2024.
Recommended by Brooklyn Law School "Gateway to Lawyering" faculty.
Contents: How attorneys communicate -- Sources and systems of the law -- Reading for comprehension -- Finding your argument -- Organizing your legal authority -- One legal argument -- Explaining the law -- Applying the law -- Conclusions to one legal argument -- Policy -- Statutory analysis -- The discussion section: introducing and connecting legal arguments -- Question presented and brief answer -- Statement of facts -- Conclusion to the memorandum -- Editing and polishing -- Client letters -- Professional email -- The transition from objective to persuasive writing.

Recommended by Brooklyn Law School "Gateway to Lawyering" faculty.
Contents: Style as choice -- Understanding style -- Correctness -- Clarity -- Actions -- Characters -- Cohesion and coherence -- Emphasis -- Clarity of form -- Motivation -- Global coherence -- Grace -- Concision -- Shape -- Elegance -- Ethics -- The ethics of style.

5th ed. of this comprehensive legal style manual includes: Scholarly writing: Student research papers and law-review notes.

Contents: What in the world should I write about? -- How do I find out what has been said and who has said it? -- How do I know this is worth talking more about? -- Do I really have to read everything that's out there? -- How do I use all this information? -- Putting pen to paper.

The authors of this guide are former BLS faculty. There are three copies in the Reserve collection & one circulating copy in the Main collection.
Contents: Introduction: scholarly writing in law school -- Exploration: choosing and narrowing a topic -- Inspiration: finding and developing a thesis -- The mostly research stage -- The writing process: getting it down on paper -- The writing process: revising and polishing -- Footnotes and the ethical use of borrowed materials -- Writing with care -- Writing with style -- The law review process: evaluating and editing the work of others -- Getting mileage: winning awards, publishing your work, and joining the conversation.

Contents: Finding what to write about (the claim) -- Test suites : making prescriptive claims more sound -- Writing strategy -- Writing the introduction -- Writing the "background" section -- Writing the proof of the claim -- The conclusion and after the conclusion -- Finishing the first draft, and the zeroth draft -- Tips on researching -- Editing : general principles -- Editing : getting help from your faculty advisor -- Writing : logical problems to watch for -- Writing : paragraph-level problems to watch for -- Writing : sentence/clause problems to watch for -- Writing : word/phrase problems to watch for -- Writing : rhetorical problems to watch for -- Editing exercises -- Using evidence correctly -- Writing and researching : timeline and summary -- A sample highly successful student article -- Turning practical work into articles -- Writing seminar term papers -- Cite-checking others' articles -- Publishing and publicizing -- Entering writing competitions -- Getting on law review -- Academic ethics.