Plain-English Drafting for the 'Age of Statutes'

Abrams, Douglas

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Plain-English Drafting for the 'Age of Statutes'

Douglas E. Abrams

University of Missouri School of Law

University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2008-05
Precedent, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 20-22, Winter 2008

Abstract:
Professor Abrams authors a column, Writing it Right, in Precedent, The Missouri Bar's quarterly magazine. In a variety of contexts, the column stresses the fundamentals of quality legal writing - precision, conciseness, simplicity and clarity. Future columns will be posted as they are published, every three months or so.

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Keywords: legal writing, legal research and writing

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Date posted: March 10, 2008 ; Last revised: September 9, 2009

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Abrams, Douglas E., Plain-English Drafting for the 'Age of Statutes'. University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2008-05; Precedent, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 20-22, Winter 2008. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1104065

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