01097nam a22001817a 4500 20230802144644.0 230802b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781600420641 KF250.S63(4e) Smith, Robert Barr. The literate lawyer: legal writing and oral advocacy / Robert Barr Smith. 4th ed. Lake Mary : Vandeplas Publishing, 2009. viii, 193 p. : 24 cm. Includes appendix and indexes. Contents: Introduction -- Part I:The rules of editing: Part II: Rules to write by: Brevity -- Simplicity -- Clarity -- Grammatical stupidities -- Polish and patina -- Quotations -- Gender in writing -- Proof-reading -- Summary -- The thirteen virtues -- Part III: The right (or wrong) word -- Part IV: The basics: Spelling -- Punctuation -- Capitalization -- Part V: Memoranda -- Part VI: Briefs: The appellate process -- Writing the brief -- Trial briefs -- Part VII: Oral advocacy -- Part VIII: Letters: Sample letter to an attorney -- Sample letter to a client. lcc BK 9971 17471 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-1 WIUC-1 LL 2023-08-02 0 KF250.S63(4e) 3137/297/23 2023-08-02 00:00:00 1 2023-08-02 BK