Overview
Description
Examines effective examples of good legal writing; identifies underlying principles of English composition; encourages judges to adopt clear, concise style by writing and rewriting.
Units
Lecture2
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Attributes
S U Only
Learning Outcomes
- evaluate the aims, audiences and styles of judicial writing.
- write clearly, precisely and unambiguously.
- recognize, diagnose and revise difficult and unclear writing.
- demonstrate understanding of the relationship between writing and decision making.