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Articles on Writing

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Andrew Jensen Kerr, Writing the Short Paper, 66 J. Legal Educ. 111 (2016-2017).
Laura P. Graham, Interval Training for Legal Writing Scholars, 23 Legal Writing: J. Legal Writing Inst. 21 (2019).
Kathleen Elliott Vinson, Writing Lockdowns: A Path to Mindful Writing, 17 Scribes J. Leg. Writing 69 (2016).
Lance N. Long, Is There Any Science Behind the Art of Legal Writing?, 16 Wyo. L. Rev. 287 (2016).
Gerald Lebovits, Legal-Writing Myths, 16 Scribes J. Leg. Writing 113 (2015).
Kirsten K. Davis, Reading Legal Writing Together: Reading Groups Can Build The Disciplinary Community of Legal Writing Scholars, 23 Leg. Writing: J. of the Legal Writing Inst. 31 (2019).
Allen K. Rostron & Nancy Levit, Information for Submitting Articles to Law Reviews & Journals (July 24, 2019).

Legal Writing Blogs

Adams on Contract Drafting: Blog on contract drafting
LawProse: Lessons and tips in legal writing, editing, and drafting
Legal Writing Pro: Articles on brief writing, editing, style, tone and more
Legal Writing Prof Blog: A network of legal blogs edited by professors
Lowering The Bar: Legal Writing humor

Books on writing

Books on Research and Writing

Legal Research Demystified by Eric P. Voigt
Call Number: KF240 .V53
ISBN: 9781531007836
Publication Date: 2019-05-14
Internet Legal Research on a Budget by Carole A. Levitt; Judy K. Davis
Call Number: KF242.A1 D38 2020
ISBN: 9781641056069
Publication Date: 2020-10-23
Legal Writing by Robert E. Bacharach; American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: KF250 .B33 2020
ISBN: 9781641056595
Publication Date: 2020-07-01
Successful Legal Analysis and Writing by Christopher Soper; Cristina Lockwood; Bradley Clary; Pamela Lysaght
Call Number: KF250 .C53 2017
ISBN: 9781634606219
Publication Date: 2017-06-09
Grammar, Punctuation and Style : A Quick Guide for Lawyers and Other Writers by Deborah Cupples; Margaret Temple-Smith
Call Number: KF250 .C87 2013 (Main Collection)
ISBN: 0314288074
Publication Date: 2013
Legal Writing in Plain English, Second Edition by Bryan A. Garner
Call Number: KF250 .G373 2013 (Main Collection)
ISBN: 9780226283937
Publication Date: 2013
The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style by Bryan A. Garner
Call Number: KF250 .G375 2013 (Reserve Room)
ISBN: 9780314289018
Publication Date: 2013
Seeing Through Legalese: More Essays on Plain Language by Joseph Kimble
Call Number: KF250 .K534 2017 (Main Collection)
ISBN: 9781531008642
Publication Date: 2017
Guide to Legal Writing Style by Terri LeClercq; Karin Mika
Call Number: KF250 .L3913 2011 (Main Collection and Reference)
ISBN: 9780735599987
Publication Date: 2011
The Modern Rules of Style by Paul Marx
Call Number: KF250 .M39 2019
ISBN: 9781641055581
Publication Date: 2020-01-31
Academic Legal Writing by Eugene Volokh
Call Number: KF250 .V65 2016 (Reserve Room)
ISBN: 9781634598880
Publication Date: 2016
The Elements of Legal Style by Bryan A. Garner
Call Number: KF250 .G37 2002
ISBN: 0195141628
Publication Date: 2002
The Lawyer's Editing Manual by Joan Ames Magat
Call Number: KF250 .M24 2009
ISBN: 9781594605383
Publication Date: 2009
Plain English for Lawyers by Richard C. Wydick; Amy E. Sloan
Call Number: KF250 .W9 2019 (Reserve Room)
ISBN: 9781531006990
Publication Date: 2019
Writing and Analysis in the Law by Helene Shapo; Marilyn Walter; Elizabeth Fajans
Call Number: KF250 .S5 2018 (Reserve Room)
ISBN: 9781683282372
Publication Date: 2018