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Legal Writing in Plain English

  • Semester: Spring 2018
  • Course ID: 132D
  • Credit Hours: 1
  • Unique: 27635

Course Information

  • Grading Method: Pass/Fail Mandatory
  • Professional Skills: Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
  • Short course: Feb 09 - Feb 10, 2018

Registration Information

  • Upperclass-only elective

Meeting Times

Day Time Location
FRI, SAT 9:30 am - 5:00 pm TNH 2.138

Evaluation Method

Type Date Time Location
February 10, 2018

Description

Legal Writing in Plain English Prof. Bryan A. Garner 214-691-8588 bgarner@lawprose.org Course hours: 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Learning Outcomes: This demanding one-hour course is for law students who wish to improve their editorial and writing skills. Although it targets students who are already competent writers, it requires no in-depth knowledge of grammar or rhetoric. You will not be expected, for example, to know what aposiopesis means or even how to pronounce it. Course Format The class spans two days: from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday (with breaks interspersed, of course). Students will do several writing exercises. Guest lecturers (by exclusive video) include judges and practitioners from throughout the United States.

Textbooks ( * denotes required )

Legal Writing in Plain English *
Bryan A. Garner
Univ. of Chicago Press , edition: 2d ed. 2013
ISBN: 9780226283937
Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage *
Bryan A. Garner
Oxford Univ. Press , edition: 3d ed. 2011
ISBN: 9780195384208

Instructors

Headshot of Garner, Bryan A Garner, Bryan A
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Date Updated
10/05/2017 Room(s) changed
Meeting times changed
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