Plain English for Lawyers

With over a quarter of a million copies of the first two editions in print, Plain English for Lawyers is probably the most popular law school text today, speculates the New York Times. This updated and enlarged third edition will continue to serve the legal writing field for many years to come. Over thirty reader's exercises illustrate and reinforce the principles of plain English. New to this edition is a chapter on punctuation.As in earlier editions, Wydick uses examples from briefs, statutes, opinions, and other legal writings to show how the legal profession can use basic techniques of good writing.