18 Wednesday Jan 2017
Posted in Abbreviations, Editing, Grammar, Initialisms, Legal Writing, Numbers, Punctuation, Style Manuals
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GPO Style Manual: new edition, Barco 3.0: Law Library Reference
The Government Publishing Office has published a thorough and updated Style Manual, which includes rules for punctuation, grammar, abbreviations, and computer terms, among other things. You will find “New Features and Enhancements” at https://www.govinfo.gov/features/release-notes/govinfo-beta-launch.
31 Friday Jul 2015
Posted in Adobe Acrobat, Editing, Grammar, Legal Technology, Legal Writing, Numbers, Punctuation, Style Manuals
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Adobe Legal Department Legal Style Guide (with hat tip to William P. Statsky)
http://www.adobe.com/legal/legal-innovation.html
A free, concise legal writing style guide from Adobe. Definitely worth a look. -CCE
17 Sunday Aug 2014
Posted in Federal Judges, Judges, Jury Instructions, Legal Analysis, Legal Writing, Statutory Interpretation, Style Manuals, Trial Tips and Techniques
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Federal Judges, Federal Judicial Center, Judicial Writing Manual, Legal Writing, Style Manual, Trial Tips & Techniques
Judicial Writing Manual, Federal Judicial Center
This Writing Manual is obviously written specifically for federal judges. Twenty-four experienced jurists were interviewed to write the Manual. Its board of editors are judges, law professors, and legal writers. Although written for federal judges, it provides insight for any legal writer, especially those who practice in federal court. The Manual is available in print or you can download it as a .pdf document.
This is more. Look at the left-hand side of the page, and click on “Recent Materials“: http://tinyurl.com/odjltbl. From there, it just gets better. At this link you will find papers on specific areas of law. One that caught my eye is Meghan Dunn’s “Jurors’ and Attorneys’ Use of Social Media During Voir Dire, Trials, and Deliberations: A Report to the Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management.” It is available only online.
Even if you do not practice in federal court, this is definitely worth a look. -CCE
12 Saturday Jul 2014
Posted in Citations, Editing, Legal Writing, Proofreading, Readability, Spell Checking, Style Manuals
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Grammar and Punctuation, Proofreading, Style Manual, The University of Wisconsin-Madison, UW Madison Writer’s Handbook
UW Madison Writer’s Handbook, The Writing Center @ The University of Wisconsin-Madison
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/index.html
For all writers, I strongly recommend a review of all the sections under “Grammar and Punctuation,” but especially: “Subject-Verb Agreement,” “How to Proofread,” “Twelve Common Errors: An Editing Checklist,” and “Clear, Concise Sentences.”
If you are a legal writer, please note that this style manual’s rules on citations are not in sync with The Bluebook, ALWD, or court rules. -CCE
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