Academic legal writing : law review articles, student notes, seminar papers, and getting on law review /

Volokh, Eugene, 1968-

Academic legal writing : law review articles, student notes, seminar papers, and getting on law review / Eugene Volokh - 4th edition - New York, N.Y. : Foundation Press, 2010 - xix, 391 pages : illustrations, forms ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Finding what to write about (the claim) -- Test suites : making prescriptive claims more sound -- Writing the introduction -- Writing the "background" section -- Writing the proof of the claim -- The conclusion, and after the conclusion -- Finishing the first draft, and the zeroth draft -- Tips on researching -- Editing : general principles -- Editing : getting help from your faculty advisor -- Writing : logical problems to watch for -- Writing : paragraph-level problems to watch for -- Writing : sentence/clause problems to watch for -- Writing : word/phrase problems to watch for -- Writing : rhetorical problems to watch for -- Editing : three exercises -- Using evidence correctly -- Writing and researching : timeline and summary -- A sample highly successful student article -- Turning practical work into articles -- Writing seminar term papers -- Cite-checking others' articles -- Publishing and publicizing -- Entering writing competitions -- Getting on law review -- Academic ethics.

Designed to help law students write and publish articles, this text provides detailed instructions for every aspect of the law school writing, research, and publication process.

9781599417509 1599417502


Composición legal
Estudiantes de derecho --Estados Unidos --Manuales, etc.
Redacción de escritos jurídicos

KF 250 / V929a 2010