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Plain English for Lawyers by Richard C. Wydick

Plain English for Lawyers Richard C. Wydick ebook
Page: 152
ISBN: 9781594601514
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Format: pdf

A Plain English Guide to Copyright Law. Copyright (Part 1) for Artists (And Those Who Love Them) By Barry Chase, Esq., ChaseLawyers Entertainment Attorneys. Wydick s Plain English for Lawyers–now in its fifth edition–has been a favorite of law students, legal writing teachers, lawyers, and judges for over 25 years. NASSCO Shipyard Lawyer - Bill Turley. Why is it that governments, lawyers, IT specialists, military folk, and many other professionals avoid using plain English? Kimble, Lifting the Fog of Legalese. Most judges think that lawyers who use legalese have less prestige, are less smart, and are ranked academically lower. Inspired by this post on Legal Blog Watch, we return to the thorny issue of plain English among lawyers. Wydick, Plain English for Lawyers. Loyal readers, if not lascivious linguists, will recall our forays into the ambivalent realm of legalistic clarity. Second, most judges prefer plain English to legalese. I always use plain English, with no sugarcoating, no B.S. Garner, The Winning Brief, at 146 (1999). Garner, The Elements of Legal Style. (I've already qualified my support of plain English for ESL attorneys writing in non-common-law jurisdictions once, and I'll do so again in Part 3 of the series on formality in written Legal English. Lawyer talk, and no double talk - just old fashioned, unsweetened, unvarnished truth - just the way that I would want it. Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage.