Table of Contents to The Lawyer's Essential Guide to Writing: Proven Tools and Techniques

 

About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Preface
Conventions and Other Details
Chapter 1 Why Writing Matters
Chapter 2 Winning the Battle for Your Readers' Attention
Chapter 3 The Three Essential Principles for Powerful Writing
Chapter 4 Plain English and Other Tricks to Help You Sound Human
Chapter 5 The Question of Voice and Tone
Chapter 6 The Transition from Academic to Professional Writing
Chapter 7 Understanding the Big Picture
Chapter 8 Research: Finding and Understanding the Cases
Chapter 9 Organizing your Research for Efficient Writing
Chapter 10 Beyond Research: Seeing the Big Picture in the Cases
Chapter 11 Brainstorming
Chapter 12 The Process of Writing and Overcoming Writer's Block
Chapter 13 Honesty and Authorship
Chapter 14 The Distinction between a Memorandum and a Brief
Chapter 15 Using Structure to Lead from the Top
Chapter 16 Memorandum Structure
Chapter 17 The Story or Facts
Chapter 18 The Issue
Chapter 19 The Conclusion or Brief Answer
Chapter 20 Substantive Headings in the Analysis or Argument
Chapter 21 The Analysis or Argument: General Thoughts
Chapter 22 Talking about Cases and Other Authority
Chapter 23 The Truth about Transitions
Chapter 24 Tell Your Reader What to Do Next
Chapter 25 Citations
Chapter 26 Deep Editing
Chapter 27 Proofreading and Finalizing Your Work
Chapter 28 Using Design As a Writing Tool
Chapter 29 Working with Junior Colleagues
Chapter 30 Tips for Transactional Attorneys
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Chapter 31 Letters
Chapter 32 E-mail
Chapter 33 Blogging
Chapter 34 Housekeeping
Chapter 35 The Nutshell Summary of This Book
Usage and Punctuation Guide
Bibliography
Index