Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Law Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

2007

Writing

Articles 1 - 2 of 2

Full-Text Articles in Law

Legal Writing Triage: Self-Edit To Solve The Most Common Style Problems, Robert S. Anderson Nov 2007

Legal Writing Triage: Self-Edit To Solve The Most Common Style Problems, Robert S. Anderson

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

This article addresses one of the most common style problems in legal writing: subject-verb issues that produce confusing or overlong sentences. It then prescribes a simple approach to curing the problem in quick, step-by-step fashion.


And Your Point Is? Write Directly, Robert S. Anderson Jul 2007

And Your Point Is? Write Directly, Robert S. Anderson

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

This article suggests two strategies for making your writing more direct: (1) make the reader a promise to be direct in the introduction of your piece; and (2) keep that promise by organizing the material to match the preview provided in your introduction and adopting a style that does not waste words.