Winning brief : 100 tips for persuasive briefing in trial and appellate courts /
Garner, Bryan A.,
Winning brief : 100 tips for persuasive briefing in trial and appellate courts / Bryan A. Garner. - Third edition. - Oxford ; $a New York : Oxford University Press, 2014. - xx, 775 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 757-758) and index.
Prologue -- Composing in an orderly, sensible way -- Conveying the big picture -- Marching forward through sound paragraphs -- Editing for brisk, uncluttered sentences -- Choosing the best words -- Punctuating for clarity and impact -- Becoming proficient in designing text -- Sidestepping some common quirks -- Capitalizing on little-used persuasive strategies -- Hitting your stride as a brief-writer.
This book explains the art of effective writing in 100 concise, practical, and easy-to-use tips, proving that the key to writing well is to understand the judicial readership. Covering everything from the rules for planning and organizing a brief to openers that can capture a judge's attention from the first few words, these tips add up to compelling, orderly, and visually appealing briefs. This third edition delivers guidelines with even more supporting evidence. Every tip begins with a set of quotable quotes from experts, followed by advice on building sound paragraphs, drafting crisp sentences, choosing the best words, quoting authority, citing sources, and designing a document that looks as impressive as it reads.
9780199378357 0199378355
2013417739
GBB431445 bnb
016654299 Uk
Legal briefs--United States.
Legal composition.
Legal briefs.
Legal composition.
Law / Dictionaries & Terminology.
Law / Reference.
United States.
KF251 / .G37 2014
808.06634
Winning brief : 100 tips for persuasive briefing in trial and appellate courts / Bryan A. Garner. - Third edition. - Oxford ; $a New York : Oxford University Press, 2014. - xx, 775 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 757-758) and index.
Prologue -- Composing in an orderly, sensible way -- Conveying the big picture -- Marching forward through sound paragraphs -- Editing for brisk, uncluttered sentences -- Choosing the best words -- Punctuating for clarity and impact -- Becoming proficient in designing text -- Sidestepping some common quirks -- Capitalizing on little-used persuasive strategies -- Hitting your stride as a brief-writer.
This book explains the art of effective writing in 100 concise, practical, and easy-to-use tips, proving that the key to writing well is to understand the judicial readership. Covering everything from the rules for planning and organizing a brief to openers that can capture a judge's attention from the first few words, these tips add up to compelling, orderly, and visually appealing briefs. This third edition delivers guidelines with even more supporting evidence. Every tip begins with a set of quotable quotes from experts, followed by advice on building sound paragraphs, drafting crisp sentences, choosing the best words, quoting authority, citing sources, and designing a document that looks as impressive as it reads.
9780199378357 0199378355
2013417739
GBB431445 bnb
016654299 Uk
Legal briefs--United States.
Legal composition.
Legal briefs.
Legal composition.
Law / Dictionaries & Terminology.
Law / Reference.
United States.
KF251 / .G37 2014
808.06634