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Title Academic legal writing : law review articles, student notes, seminar papers, and getting on law review / Eugene Volokh ; with foreword by Alex Kozinski.
Edition Fifth edition.

Location Call No. Status Notes
 Law Library Reserves  KF 250 .V65 2016    CHECKED IN
Description xix, 417 pages : illustrations, forms ; 24 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Finding what to write about (the claim) -- Test suites : making prescriptive claims more sound -- Writing strategy -- 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 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 -- Conclusion.
Subject Legal composition.
Law students -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Law -- United States -- Language.
Law -- Language. (OCoLC)fst00993769
Law students. (OCoLC)fst00994146
Legal composition. (OCoLC)fst00995444
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
Standard No. 943672149
ISBN 1634598881
9781634598880
OCLC # 939532789
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