Limited EditionMaster Legal Writing in Use + Workbook + 100 Expert Email, Letter & Legal Memo Templates. Clear & Effective Legal Writing for Beginners & Law School Students: Contracts, Memos, Emails & Letters. Get your copyNOW."Get it right and keep it tight."Book Summary:"Master Legal Writing in Use + Workbook + 100 Expert Email, Letter & Legal Memo Templates. Clear & Effective Legal Writing for Beginners & Law School Students: Contracts, Memos, Emails & Letters" is a must-read for law students and beginner lawyers who want to improve their writing skills. This book provides a clear and effective approach to legal writing, with a focus on crafting compelling legal memos, emails, letters, contracts, and forms. It covers everything from writing in plain English, to more advanced areas of Legal English Writing, and key skills required to succeed in the legal field.This Legal Writing Toolkit includes:Introduction to legal EnglishClear and effective approach to legal writingComprehensive guide for law students and beginner lawyersCovers legal memos, emails, letters, contracts and legal formsFocuses on writing in plain Legal EnglishIncludes key skills for success in the legal fieldUnique writing strategies for lawyersLegal forms book for quick referencePractical examples and exercises for hands-on learning.Master the essentials of legal writing with this practical guide.Perfect for both native and non-native English-speaking lawyers, this book offers hands-on lessons in the language of legal writing.With a focus on clarity and concision, you'll learn the essentials of writing simple letters, powerful memoranda, compelling emails, and contracts. This book covers everything from emailing to advanced skills like managing your inbox, building rapport with clients, and writing simple, yet effective memos.Clear communication is the cornerstone of a successful legal career. It is what sets you apart as a professional, and it is what allows you to build trust and credibility with your clients and colleagues.Effective writing in the legal profession requires attention to detail, professionalism, and the ability to convey complex information in a concise and easily understandable manner.Legal Writing in Use:A Practical Guide for Lawyers, Paralegals, and Legal Professionals + 100 Expert Email & Letter TemplatesThis comprehensive guide is perfect for new lawyers, solicitors, paralegals, and legal secretaries looking to take their professional communication to the next level.With 100 downloadable expert email and letter templates, you'll have all the tools you need to write clear, concise, and effective writing. And with a focus on language clarity, this book is also great for non-native English speakers looking to improve their legal writing skills. Don't let poor email communication hold you back in your legal career - add "Master Legal Writing in Use" to your collection today. Read more

Let's be honest. Law school isn't just challenging; it's a relentless gauntlet designed to test your limits. From the Socratic terror of a 1L Contracts class at Berkeley to the marathon outlining sessions prepping for finals at HLS, the demands are immense. Now, add ADHD to the mix. Suddenly, managing slogging through Pennoyer feels impossible, staying focused during a three-hour Corporations lecture is a battle, and organizing your notes for the OCI race to land that coveted spot at a Wachtell or Susman seems insurmountable.You're not imagining it. The executive function demands of law school—intense focus, meticulous organization, long-term planning, working memory recall under pressure—can feel fundamentally incompatible with the ADHD brain. But what if you could turn perceived weaknesses into manageable challenges, even strengths? "Law School, ADHD & You" isn't your standard study guide. Penned with a deep understanding of both the high-stakes pressure cooker of elite legal education and the nuances of ADHD, this is your tailored toolkit. Forget generic tips; this book dives deep into:Decoding the Socratic Method: Strategies to prepare, engage, and survive cold calls without derailing.Taming the Reading Load: Active reading techniques for dense case law, specifically adapted for ADHD focus patterns.Building Bulletproof Outlines: Structuring complex legal concepts logically when your thoughts tend to scatter.Mastering Exam Performance: Issue-spotting and time management under pressure, leveraging accommodations effectively.Navigating Networking & OCI: Managing social anxiety and executive function demands during the high-stakes job hunt for Big Law or clerkships.Leveraging Hyperfocus: Channeling your unique ability to deep-dive into topics that ignite your interest (hello, Law Review note!).Self-Advocacy & Well-being: Protecting your mental health and securing the support you need, from Disability Services to mentors.Whether you're navigating the pre-OCI frenzy trying to network your way out of Columbia's Jerome Greene Hall, deciphering Stanford's Honors/Pass system while surrounded by future tech-GCs, trying to maintain UVA Law's famed collegiality amidst the stress of journal tryouts, or balancing Berkeley Law's commitment to social justice with the hunt for that elusive Big Law SA spot – this guide provides actionable, ADHD-specific strategies. Stop fighting your brain and start working with it. Transform your law school journey from a daily battle for survival into a platform for genuine success.Invest in your future. Click 'Buy Now' and get the strategies you need to thrive. Read more

Master Legal English for Lawyers: English Writing, Grammar & Punctuation for Law. Includes Expert Legal Documents & TemplatesThis book contains key grammar and language guidelines to help you significantly improve your legal communication and avoid issues.Since English is the language used by many lawyers worldwide, this book aims to help those whose first language is not English and native English speakers who would just like to improve their professional communication skills.We are not focusing on specialized legal vocabulary here, but instead, we are homing in on the language structures that tend to cause the most issues in real-world scenarios.We will also focus on practicing and perfecting the basic building blocks of clear, professional communication within a legal context to gain the confidence you deserve.You will learn how to write clear, direct, and well-polished sentences so that you make a good impression in writing from the start.About This Legal English BookYour writing is often the first and last impression you will leave in a professional interaction. While mastering it can open doors and make your path to success smoother, ignoring it can close doors and ruin potential opportunities for you. Your writing is too important to mess up when discussing legal and business matters. In the legal world, different levels of communication take place, each one requiring different styles and approaches. For example, drafting contracts does not require the same approach as writing an email or an opinion. This book will help you not only write more professionally by understanding the nuts and bolts of English within legal contexts, but it will also help you decide when and how to use each tool."Know your context as well as your audience." Like everything in life, not all writing is created equal. The same piece of writing can be a game-changing asset or a major liability, depending on when, where, and how we deploy it. We must always pay attention to context.When you approach a piece of writing in a legal setting, the first thing to do is to decide exactly what you want from the exchange and what the context is. This is particularly important because you don't have the benefit of body language or facial expressions when you write. People also tend to forget verbal exchanges more readily, but the written word is powerful."The pen is "mightier than the sword…" - Edward Bulwer-Lytton and people will judge you based on how you use your pen.Master Legal English for Lawyers: English Writing, Grammar & Punctuation for Law, provides a structured framework under which lawyers, law students, and other law professionals can significantly improve their knowledge of English to become more confident and effective writers.You will be taken through the language structures that tend to create the most problems in the real-world and encouraged to review them through highly targeted grammar exercises, which focus on developing, not only your grammar skills, but also your competence and confidence in international legal communication.The last section of this book, contains access to a large selection of legal templates to guide you through drafting contracts, letters, affidavits and many other documents. It will be an invaluable resource for your studies and career in the legal arena. Read more

With Point Made, legal writing expert, Ross Guberman, throws a life preserver to attorneys, who are under more pressure than ever to produce compelling prose. What is the strongest opening for a motion or brief? How to draft winning headings? How to tell a persuasive story when the record is dry and dense? The answers are "more science than art," says Guberman, who has analyzed stellar arguments by distinguished attorneys to develop step-by-step instructions for achieving the results you want. The author takes an empirical approach, drawing heavily on the writings of the nation's 50 most influential lawyers, including Barack Obama, John Roberts, Elena Kagan, Ted Olson, and David Boies. Their strategies, demystified and broken down into specific, learnable techniques, become a detailed writing guide full of practical models. In FCC v. Fox, for example, Kathleen Sullivan conjures the potentially dangerous, unintended consequences of finding for the other side (the "Why Should I Care?" technique). Arguing against allowing the FCC to continue fining broadcasters that let the "F-word" slip out, she highlights the chilling effect these fines have on America's radio and TV stations, "discouraging live programming altogether, with attendant loss to valuable and vibrant programming that has long been part of American culture."Each chapter of Point Made focuses on a typically tough challenge, providing a strategic roadmap and practical tips along with annotated examples of how prominent attorneys have resolved that challenge in varied trial and appellate briefs. Short examples and explanations with engaging titles--"Brass Tacks," "Talk to Yourself," "Russian Doll"--deliver weighty materials with a light tone, making the guidelines easy to remember and apply.In addition to all-new examples from the original 50 advocates, this Second Edition introduces eight new superstar lawyers from Solicitor General Don Verrilli, Deanne Maynard, Larry Robbins, and Lisa Blatt to Joshua Rosencranz, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, Judy Clarke, and Sri Srinvasan, now a D.C. Circuit Judge. Ross Guberman also provides provocative new examples from the Affordable Care Act wars, the same-sex marriage fight, and many other recent high-profile cases. Considerably more commentary on the examples is included, along with dozens of style and grammar tips interspersed throughout. Also, for those who seek to improve their advocacy skills and for those who simply need a step-by-step guide to making a good brief better, the book concludes with an all-new set of 50 writing challenges corresponding to the 50 techniques. Read more

Elegant Legal Writing helps attorneys elevate their writing from passable to polished. Drawing on ideas from cognitive science, stylistics, and litigation strategy, the book teaches practical techniques by example using fast-paced chapters. Readers will learn the essentials of effective legal composition:   Writing clear, efficient prose Crafting strong arguments Telling a client's story through a compelling narrative Overcoming procrastination and drafting more productively Readability, aesthetics, and argumentation are intertwined. Ryan McCarl shows how litigation documents that are easier and more pleasant to read are more likely to persuade judges and other busy readers. The book also discusses parts of legal writing that many guides overlook, including sentence mechanics, writing technology, and typography. Read more

“This easy-to-follow guide is useful both as a general course of instruction and as a targeted aid in solving particular legal writing problems.” —Harvard Law ReviewClear, concise, down-to-earth, and powerful—all too often, legal writing embodies none of these qualities. Its reputation for obscurity and needless legalese is widespread. For more than twenty years, Bryan A. Garner’s Legal Writing in Plain English has helped address this problem by providing lawyers, judges, paralegals, law students, and legal scholars with sound advice and practical tools for improving their written work. The leading guide to clear writing in the field, this indispensable volume encourages legal writers to challenge conventions and offers valuable insights into the writing process that will appeal to other professionals: how to organize ideas, create and refine prose, and improve editing skills.Accessible and witty, Legal Writing in Plain English draws on real-life writing samples that Garner has gathered through decades of teaching. Trenchant advice covers all types of legal materials, from analytical and persuasive writing to legal drafting, and the book’s principles are reinforced by sets of basic, intermediate, and advanced exercises in each section.In this new edition, Garner preserves the successful structure of the original while adjusting the content to make it even more classroom-friendly. He includes case examples from the past decade and addresses the widespread use of legal documents in electronic formats. His book remains the standard guide for producing the jargon-free language that clients demand and courts reward.“Those who are willing to approach the book systematically and to complete the exercises will see dramatic improvements in their writing.” —Law Library Journal Read more

Plain English for Lawyers has been a favorite of law students, legal writing teachers, lawyers, and judges for almost 40 years. The sixth edition, now co-authored by Amy Sloan, updates this classic text, including new chapter exercises, while preserving all the approaches that make it such a standard in the field. It remains (in size only!) a little book, small enough and palatable enough not to intimidate over-loaded law students. In January 2005, the Legal Writing Institute gave Wydick its Golden Pen Award for having written Plain English for Lawyers. The Legal Writing Institute is a non-profit organization that provides a forum for discussion and scholarship about legal writing, analysis, and research. The Institute has over 1,300 members representing all of the ABA-accredited law schools in the United States. Its membership also includes law teachers from other nations, English teachers, and practicing lawyers.The LWI award states: “Plain English for Lawyers … has become a classic. Perhaps no single work has done more to improve the writing of lawyers and law students and to promote the modern trend toward a clear, plain style of legal writing.”“[P]robably the most popular legal text today…” — The New York Times, on an earlier edition“[A] survival kit for the profession. It should be on every lawyer's desk.” — New Jersey Lawyer, on an earlier edition“Plain English for Lawyers is a classic that deserves a place on every lawyer's shelf. It is everything that a writing book should be — clear, concise, spirited, practical, accessible, and sound.” — The Scribes Journal of Legal Writing, on the fourth edition“Wydick's Plain English for Lawyers is the most practical book of its kind, following in the fine tradition of Strunk and White's The Elements of Style.” — The National Law Journal, on an earlier edition“A classic updated for today’s students. Concise, clear, and comprehensive. It doesn't get any better than that.”—Linda H. Edwards, Boyd School of Law, UNLV“Hurray for the sixth edition of Plain English for Lawyers! Professor Sloan has masterfully retained Professor Wydick’s rich tradition of providing easy-to-understand advice and helpful exercises to improve legal writing clarity. This new edition updates the timeless advice and exercises for which Plain English for Lawyers is so well known, and it also provides innovative ideas on design techniques that are particularly useful for electronic and digital communications. Lawyers and law students alike will enhance their written communication skills by reviewing the advice and practicing the techniques contained in this book.”—Christine Nero Coughlin, Wake Forest University School of Law Read more

The IRAC (Issue - Rule - Application - Conclusion) method is a critically important skill used in answering problem questions in law school examinations. It provides students with a clear and logical structure for answering problem questions. Yet the majority of students are not wholly comfortable with what this skill requires of them and that leads to underperformance in examinations. If you are interested in learning how to master the IRAC method so that you can tackle problem questions with confidence and score higher grades in examinations, you've come to the right place! This short and accessible text was developed from an online course of the same name that is taught by the author. The text is not intended to be a thorough academic examination of the IRAC method. There are much better titles for that. Rather it is meant to be a simple and down-to-earth guide for students who want to get good (or good enough) at the IRAC method in a short space of time. There is incredible value in understanding the fundamentals of this method, and it is those fundamentals that are the focus of this friendly and relatively informal book. The book contains quizzes and short assignments to help the student understand and internalise the core requirements of the IRAC method. A sample IRAC answer is also included. SPECIAL PROMOTION: Each copy of the eBook contains a coupon code to get the online course on Udemy for only 9.99 USD! Read more

Legal Literacy and Communication Skills: Working with Law and Lawyers is a first-of-its-kind text, designed expressly for students in Juris Master, Master of Jurisprudence, and Master of Legal Studies programs. This concise paperback empowers students whose professional background is outside of law with a foundational understanding of the U.S. legal system and insight into what lawyers do. Legal Literacy and Communication Skills covers key concepts, including: Understanding the roles of legislatures, agencies, and courts; Recognizing and using basic legal vocabulary in context; Reading a variety of legal documents efficiently and effectively; Writing law-related reports and correspondence; Reading and understanding the function of primary sources of law, including statutes, regulations, and cases; Understanding the basic elements of a contract and participating in contracting processes; and Recognizing and avoiding the unauthorized practice of law.Students will develop skills to help them find and use legal information for themselves or as part of a collaborative project. The text includes exercises built around an ongoing case study and helpful “Traditions and Trends” commentary, which puts today’s legal landscape into a broader context.An in-depth teacher’s manual accompanies the text. Read more

A dictionary is useless if you don’t have it when you need it. If the only law dictionary you own is a thick, bulky one, you’ll probably leave it at home most of the time—and if you need a definition while you’re at school, you’re out of luck! With Gilbert’s Pocket-Size Dictionary, you’ll have any definition you need, when you need it. Just pop Gilbert’s dictionary in your pocket or purse, and you’ll have over 4,000 legal terms and phrases at your fingertips. Gilbert’s dictionary also includes a section on law school shorthand, common abbreviations, Latin and French legal terms, periodical abbreviations, and governmental abbreviations. With Gilbert’s Pocket-Size Law Dictionary, you’ll never be caught at a loss for words! Read more

The third edition of Legal Analysis: The Fundamental Skill continues to teach students the critical skills of legal reasoning. This popular book introduced the CREAC paradigm to law students. The third edition builds on the basics of the CREAC paradigm and explains how to use CREAC in a variety of additional ways. The book is a practical and clear guide that explains the many ways lawyers analyze the law. The authors demystify legal analysis through step-by-step explanations of the different levels of critical thinking to thoroughly explain and apply the law to a client’s case. New examples and exercises are also included.  Read more

Best practices for legal writing in the workplace and for students of law. BarCharts, Inc was founded on our law guides created by the owner, designed to understand the significance of details within the larger scheme of the law, as a daily refresher, and to review before the Bar Exam. Twenty five years later we keep those guides up to date for students of law and criminal justice, paralegals and practicing lawyers to have the most handy legal reference to the most important points of the law possible in 6 laminated pages.   6-page laminated guide includes:Essentials of a Legal MemorandumCreating the HeadingExplaining the FactsDrafting the Question PresentedDrafting the Brief Answer SectionDrafting the Discussion SectionDrafting the Conclusion SectionMore Complex Organization PlansBest Practices for Editing & RevisingTypes of Legal LogicPlain English Translation TableSuggested uses:Students – keep your legal writing in check with a quick review plus constant refreshers before classes and examsProfessionals – keep your legal writing in check long after passing the Bar examBar Exam – great review tool before for taking the exam Read more

Effective Lawyering takes a unique approach to legal writing and oral advocacy. Many excellent legal writing books exhaustively detail how to write effectively. Those books — which are written primarily for first-year law students and are often several hundred pages long — meticulously explain the dos and don’ts of effective advocacy and provide numerous exercises for students to complete. Effective Lawyering, which can serve as a useful supplement to these lengthy introductory texts, takes a different approach. The book assumes the reader has learned the basics of legal writing, and at most needs only to be reminded about them. The book also assumes that most practitioners (and, for that matter, law students) lack the time to read lengthy discussions of all the subtleties of legal method.Effective Lawyering concisely describes useful, yet often neglected, writing techniques. The book has pithy discussions of:(1) ways to avoid recurring, yet frequently overlooked, writing problems;(2) sensible approaches to writing common legal documents (trial court and appellate briefs, memoranda, letter writing, and academic writing); and(3) methods for preparing an oral argument.In addition, it provides the reader with a series of checklists to turn to when undertaking a writing project or preparing for oral argument. In sum, this book is not for the novice who requires a comprehensive guide. Nor is it for the sophisticated writing expert, looking for nuanced discussions about esoteric topics not commonly covered in legal writing books. But it is for practitioners and law students who want to be refreshed on the basics of effective lawyering: fundamentals that they most likely learned in the first year of law school, but perhaps have forgotten.While maintaining the same structure, tone, and approach of the original edition, the Second Edition of Effective Lawyering provides expanded coverage and more detailed information in every chapter, as well as revised checklists at the end of each chapter. Read more

This 20 page booklet will offer you firsthand and realistic advice, summarized in 8 specific practical points, that top 2% law students use to ace their exams efficiently. This secret advice is known by the top 2-5% students and not usually shared by professors or students who graduated a long time ago (before the 2000's). Our book will teach you: 1. How to avoid wasting your time in law school; 2. What skills to focus on; 3. How to argue and think creatively like the top 2-5% students in law school; 4. How to work intelligently to optimize your study time. This book will help you maintain a healthy lifestyle and pursue other commitments while still EXCELLING in law school. We did not graduate in the 90's, we graduated in 2017! So you are GUARANTEED the very LATEST and realistic firsthand advice from the very top law students in T3 schools who made it BIG yet started from the bottom. The mainstream advice offered by professors only brought us Cs no matter how hard we worked. However, when we used our own success code, we ended up at the Top 2%, efficiently. FIND OUT how to crack the law school code, learn our efficient strategies. It will SAVE you some time and energy. Thanks to our advice, you will be able to do everything you WISH you had time for in law school. You will say to yourself "IF ONLY I KNEW THIS EARLIER". Whether you're in pre-law or currently a law student, this is your easy ticket to straight As. Don't miss out! Anyone can learn this strategy. Let us know in the reviews, by email: [email protected], or on instagram @thelawschoolgirl if this book was helpful and if you have any further questions. We are ready and available to help you become an A student. Read more

For class planning purposes, instructors may find a brief list of changes from the second edition of A Lawyer Writes here.This new edition of the popular text teaches the foundational principles of critical reading, analysis, and writing in a clear and accessible way. By putting the reader in the place of a first-year attorney, the text shows law students how to succeed in law school and in the practice of law. Using graphics and contrasting effective and weak examples to illustrate concepts, the book demonstrates best practices in both traditional and electronic environments. Speaking to its readers in a straightforward manner, A Lawyer Writes communicates essential skills and theories so that they will be retained for a lifetime of legal practice.This third edition of A Lawyer Writes preserves the original concepts from the previous edition while refining content to reflect current practices. Chapter 18, "Professional Emails," not only discusses the form and substance of electronic communication, but now features new material on how to convey analysis effectively in email. Chapter 19, "The Transition from Objective to Persuasive Writing," has been reorganized and revised to highlight effective strategies for drafting persuasive analysis. Revisions in other chapters reorganize and update the original content by expanding on or clarifying ideas. A teaching website is available. Updated PowerPoint slides for this edition are now available to adopters. To request the link and login information, please email [email protected] for the third edition:“Chapter 2 gives one of the best explanations of the U.S. federal court system I have seen, not only giving several pages over to discussing jurisdiction and hierarchy but also looking carefully at the meaning of stare decisis and the effect it has on the “why” of gathering case law. ... If you are a law librarian in a law school or a firm librarian in charge of the incoming attorney orientation and are asked for a book that will help a new attorney on the first day, this is a good book to consider handing to them. The book, although requiring careful reading, rewards the reader with understanding, and has numerous tools and useful information that will help anyone get a better grasp on legal analysis and the place it has in legal research.” — Emily J. Flanigan, Law Library Journal Vol. 111:2Praise for the first edition: “A Lawyer Writes made a great difference in my teaching this year.  The book explains concisely the expectations of lawyers regarding organization of legal analysis and then explicitly shows law students how to meet those expectations.  The frequent examples are a great complement to the clear and accessible text.” — Suzanne Rowe, Luvaas Faculty Fellow 2008-09, Director, Legal Research and Writing, Associate Professor of Law, University of Oregon“One of the best parts of A Lawyer Writes is its chapter explaining rules. After my students read that chapter, they really seemed to understand the concept that rules can be stated implicitly in the cases, and that it was their job to make those rules explicit for their readers. The book also provides a number of excellent, easy-to-understand examples in every chapter, which the students found very helpful.” — Alison Julien, Associate Professor of Legal Writing, Marquette University Law School“A Lawyer Writes is the Read more

From a master teacher and writer, a fully revised and updated edition of the results-oriented approach to legal writing that is clear, that persuades—and that WINS.More than almost any profession, the law has a deserved reputation for opaque, jargon-clogged writing. Yet forceful writing is one of the most potent weapons of legal advocacy. In this new edition of Writing to Win, Steven D. Stark, a former lecturer on law at Harvard Law School, who has inspired thousands of aspiring and practicing lawyers, applies the universal principles of powerful, vigorous prose to the job of making a legal case—and winning it.Writing to Win focuses on the writing of lawyers, not judges, and includes dozens of examples of effective (and ineffective) real-life legal writing—as well as compelling models drawn from advertising, journalism, and fiction. It deals with the challenges lawyers face in writing, from organization to strengthening and editing prose; offers incisive ways of improving arguments; addresses litigation and technical writing in all its forms; and covers the writing attorneys must perform in their daily practice, from email memos to briefs and contracts. Each chapter opens with a succinct set of rules for easy reference.With new sections on client communication and drafting affidavits, as well as updated material throughout, Writing to Win is the most practical and efficacious legal-writing manual available. Read more

The Pre-Writing Handbook for Law Students describes a detailed, systematic approach to the task of analyzing a legal problem. The Handbook is designed to help students focus on and become competent in the process of legal analysis that precedes their work on early legal writing products such as memos, case briefs, and other documents. The Handbook is designed with first-semester legal writing students in mind, but it is also suitable for use in academic support courses and in pre-law programs.The Handbook teaches the process of legal analysis by walking students through a series of repeatable steps they can apply to any legal scenario. By practicing and internalizing these analytic steps, students will experience a smoother writing process that translates into a better written product.Each chapter of the Handbook contains several useful features: Frequent metacognitive “checkpoints”—text boxes that prompt students to pause or stop in their pre-writing work and assess their own efficiency and effectiveness. Concrete examples of how the steps in the pre-writing process actually work in two fully developed recurring legal scenarios. End-of-chapter recaps that summarize the desired results of the students’ work during each step of the pre-writing process.The second edition includes three new Independent Practice Exercise sets (in addition to the one that appeared in the first edition). These Independent Practice Exercise sets reinforce the steps in the pre-writing process and encourage students to work on their own to internalize those steps. The Independent Practice Exercise sets, which increase in complexity, are ideal for classwork, for out-of-class assignments, or as vehicles for graded writing assignments.The Teacher's Manual includes advice on how to incorporate the Handbook's new approach into an existing first-semester legal writing course; complete keys to all of the exercises within the text; pre-writing worksheets for each scenario and Independent Practice Exercise set; and samples of written products (objective memos, trial briefs, demand letters, and/or client letters) for use with the recurring scenarios and the Independent Practice Exercise sets. The thorough content of the Teacher's Manual should enable professors to use the Handbook effectively with minimal additional preparation.Praise for the first edition:“The Pre-Writing Handbook hits the nail on the head! It centers on exactly what is missing from all the other legal writing books: the deep thinking that is necessary before pen hits paper.” — Joi Montiel, Faulkner University School of Law“Writing professors have claimed for years that learning to write is learning to think; legal writing professors have claimed for years that learning legal writing entails learning legal analysis. This book makes good on both claims and provides a welcome and useful tool for anyone trying to master legal writing.” — J. Christopher Rideout, Professor of Lawyering Skills and Associate Director of the Legal Writing Program, Seattle University School of Law“You need to crawl before you can walk, walk before you can run, and run before you can fly. Professors Graham and Felsenburg will have fledgling students flying in no time.&rdq Read more

Legal writing is hard. Learning about it shouldn’t be.In Dear 1L, a collection of nurturing letters, tactical how-to’s, and advanced legal-writing tips, legal-writing coach Amanda Haverstick answers all the questions you didn’t know you need to know.How do you avoid a dicta trap when writing the fall memo? What’s the winning formula for an IRAC essay? A legal brief? A lawyer’s resume? And what’s the “TICTAC comma,” anyway? Get the cheat codes on these topics and more that still trip up 1Ls every year.Dear 1L gives you a witty, insightful preview of what to expect during 1L. What’s more, the writing tips you’ll learn come from decades of BigLaw-litigation experience, and they’ve been “blessed” by thousands of lawyers and law students online. This book is a trusted supplement you’ll refer to throughout law school and beyond. Read more

Legal Reasoning and Legal Writingteaches students how to organize and incorporate a legal argument into strong and cogent writing for a variety of applications in legal practice. This clear and coherent text has been updated to address the new skills required for modern law practice. While the Ninth Edition still includes the fundamental tools that has made it one of the best-selling legal writing texts, it has been updated to incorporate current and more sophisticated material for students wishing to take their advocacy skills to the next level. Designed for utility in a wide range of legal writing courses, the book covers multiple types of legal writing, including office memos, appellate and motion briefs, client letters, and email correspondence, as well as all aspects of legal reasoning from rule-based analysis to strategies of persuasion. It also covers other key skills such as oral reports to supervisors, appellate and motion argument, tips about the realities of online law practice and modern changes in language and style. The Ninth Edition reflects the collective wisdom of three leaders in the legal writing discipline who together have over 90 years of experience teaching, writing and speaking about legal writing.New to the Ninth Edition: New chapters 23-33 (The Shift to Persuasion). The new chapters are thoroughly modernized and to incorporate the best ideas of the legal scholarship on persuasion in an accessible and clear fashion. The newly organized chapters reflect that legal writing courses might teach appellate briefs or motion briefs, or some combination, and make the assigning of chapters easier for all approaches.New content about theory of the case, motions, procedural posture and the client’s story.Professors and student will benefit from:Clear coverage of the nuts and bolts of writing an office memo, a motion memo, and an appellate brief organized to make assigning chapters easier for all different course approaches.The authors’ paradigm for Organizing a Proof of a Conclusion of Law, which provides the best explanation available of the reasoning underlying the proof of a conclusion of law.Immersive pedagogy where students learn both to think like lawyers and to think like writers.A thoughtful look at all aspects of legal reasoning, from rule-based analysis to the strategy of persuasionAn accessible approach that focuses on the process of writing timely examples and exercises from legal practiceA full complement of sample documents in the AppendicesTeaching materials Include:Teacher’s ManualAdditional resources included with Connected Coursebook Read more

AI for Lawyers: 2025 Legal Prompts, Legal AI Tools & MoreBy Adam Jabbar – Author of the Global Bestseller ChatGPT for Lawyers: 101 Practical PromptsStep confidently into the future of law withAI for Lawyers: 2025 Legal Prompts, Legal AI Tools & More—the definitive guide for legal professionals navigating the AI revolution. Written by Adam Jabbar, the renowned legal tech innovator whose groundbreaking book ChatGPT for Lawyers became a global bestseller on Amazon in 2023-2024, this comprehensive resource offers everything you need to leverage AI for maximum impact in your legal practice.This is not just another book on AI; it’s your practical playbook for thriving in an AI-powered legal landscape. Whether you’re a seasoned attorney, a solo practitioner, or a law student preparing to enter the field, AI for Lawyers equips you with:100 Expert-Crafted Legal Prompts: Unlock the power of AI with tailored prompts for drafting contracts, litigation strategy, compliance, research, and more.Cutting-Edge AI Tools: A curated list of top legal AI tools, including ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini, Harvey AI with detailed features, pricing, and use cases.Ethical Insights & Practical Strategies: Navigate the challenges of AI integration responsibly while boosting efficiency and client satisfaction.Future Trends & Roadmaps: Stay ahead with predictions, best practices, and a step-by-step guide to implementing AI in your practice.With a blend of actionable advice, expert insights, and a no-nonsense approach, Adam Jabbar demystifies AI and empowers you to adapt, innovate, and lead in the legal profession of tomorrow.📘 Why This Book?Are you ready to automate mundane tasks and focus on what matters?Want to discover tools that streamline your workflow and enhance client outcomes?Curious about how AI can shape the future of justice while keeping ethical boundaries intact?This book answers all these questions and more.Join the thousands of lawyers who are transforming their practices with AI.Step into the AI era and redefine the way you deliver legal services. AI for Lawyers: 2025 Legal Prompts, Legal AI Tools & More is your complete guide to mastering the future of law.Available Now - Click "Buy Now" and take your first step toward becoming an AI-savvy lawyer today! Read more