Finding Models of Good Legal Writing

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Bryan Garner has some advice for law students and newly minted lawyers for finding good legal writing.  "Law students need models. They need to see what a good executive summary looks like, with a question presented and a brief answer--not the typical question presented but one that can actually be read and understood by any intelligent reader in one reading. They need to see a statement of facts that is neither too sparse nor too detailed. They need to see how the body of the memo states the law, develops the analysis, and applies the law to the facts at hand to prove the conclusion that was stated clearly on page one."  Read more on the ABA website.

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