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Guthrie's Guide To Better Legal Writing, 2nd Ed, Hannah Steeves
Guthrie's Guide To Better Legal Writing, 2nd Ed, Hannah Steeves
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The second edition of Guthrie’s Guide to Better Legal Writing is Neil Guthrie’s revised anthology of email queries and blog posts. The scope of the book is in its title: it offers practical tips and advice to legal writers. Guthrie’s definition of “legal writing” addresses written communication between lawyers, law students, and the layperson, although legal drafting is addressed intermittently. The book is not intended to be a comprehensive review of grammar and punctuation. Instead, it has an approximate agenda that is enhanced by the author’s personal narrative.
The author follows their own advice as outlined in the suggestions for …