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This LibGuide is intended as a resource for students to develop their practical legal writing skills. Students should make use of this guide to aid their understanding of commonly used documents and to build their confidence and competencies in drafting these documents in a practice setting. The guide includes both templates and examples to demonstrate completed work, and to allow students to see what a finished product may look like. Students are welcome to download these templates and examples and make use of them.
Effective Communication for Lawyers is an essential guide to communicating in the radically and rapidly changing environment of professional law today. The book offers a deep dive into understanding communication as behaviour, as well as practical tools and insights. It connects theory to practice in order to improve client communication, support the current transformation of legal work and prepare readers for future developments and disruptions in the legal profession.
In its Fourth Edition, Clear and Effective Legal Writing continues to give students a classic introduction to legal analysis and legal writing, focusing on memo and brief writing while reinforcing key writing skills. The book provides excellent examples and numerous skill-honing exercises. Offering comprehensive coverage from case synthesis and case briefing to preparing Supreme Court briefs, it starts with an overview of legal analysis, and then walks students through the writing process.
Confused by cases, stuck on statutes, or just unsure where to start with writing, research or revision? The Insider's Guide to Legal Skills will show you what you need to succeed, applying skills in their real-world context and helping you get to grips with legal method and thinking. The second edition provides a clear guide to skills within the law degree, including online learning. It will show you how to make the most of these skills in assessment and also help you to see their importance to a future legal career.
After over two decades as a law professor and lawyer, Peter Sankoff has encountered many common writing challenges faced by nearly all writers--from students to seasoned lawyers. Peter's years of practice have underscored the fact that strong written argument is indispensable to zealous advocacy. Writing challenges impede the effectiveness of otherwise strong arguments, causing much to be lost in translation. Designed with busy students and lawyers in mind, the book is filled with practical guidance, examples, and checklists to ensure tips can be easily understood and applied by readers.