Legal Writing and Analysis in a Nutshell
Authors:
Bahrych, Lynn / Sancken, Lauren E.
Edition:
6th
Copyright Date:
2025
- Publication Date: August 5th, 2025
- ISBN: 9798892097116
- Subject: Legal Writing
- Series: Nutshells
- Type: Overviews
- Description: This book provides a five-step guide to clear, precise, and effective legal writing and analysis for law students, other legal writers, and experienced lawyers. The guide includes keys to writing legal memoranda and briefs, organizing analysis, crafting clear and concise sentences, using legal language accurately, using grammar and punctuation properly, and writing persuasively using classical rhetorical techniques. The book describes a method for analyzing and improving individual writing style. It also includes new material on using inclusive language and how to effectively and appropriately use the assistance of Artificial Intelligence for legal documents and new sample legal documents in the Appendix to illustrate effective writing techniques.
