TY - BOOK AU - Ray, Mary Barnard, AU - Ramsfield, Jill J, TI - Legal writing: getting it right and getting it written T2 - American casebook series SN - 9781683284598 U1 - 345.73 PY - 2018/// CY - St. Paul, MN PB - West Academic Publishing KW - Legal composition KW - Law KW - United States KW - Language N1 - Includes index N2 - Designed as a desktop reference for legal writers, the sixth edition of this book adds new entries and updates current entries, provides reference material and guidance on improving one's legal writing, includes a large index with cross-references under each entry, and addresses common questions legal writers have. Covering issues small and large, it offers quick, reliable answers. New in this edition are entries on specific kinds of writing lawyers must complete, including the following: amicus briefs; pretrial briefs; appellate briefs; reply briefs; scholarly writing; legal recommendations; corporate documents; judicial opinions; PowerPoints; and informative documents, such as fact sheets, white papers, and newsletter articles ER -