Legal Writing in Plain English

Course Information

Registration Information

Meeting Times

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

Evaluation Method

Type Date Time Location
Early exam January 30, 2021

Description

This course will be taught entirely online via Zoom.

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, Second Edition : A Text with Exercises *
Garner, Bryan A.
University of Chicago Press , edition: 2
ISBN: 978-0-226-28393-7

Instructors

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Important Class Changes

Date Updated
01/27/2021 Exam information updated