TY  - BOOK
AU  - Volokh,Eugene
TI  - Academic legal writing: law review articles, student notes, seminar papers, and getting on law review 
SN  - 9781634598880 (pbk)
AV  - KF250 .V65 2016
PY  - 2016///
CY  - St. Paul, MN
PB  - Foundation Press
KW  - Legal composition
KW  - Law students
KW  - United States
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Law
KW  - Language
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-410) and index; Finding what to write about (the claim) -- Test suites : making prescriptive claims more sound -- Writing strategy -- Writing the introduction -- Writing the "background" section -- Writing the proof of the claim -- The conclusion, and after the conclusion -- Finishing the first draft, and the zeroth draft -- Tips on researching -- Editing : general principles -- Editing : getting help from your faculty advisor -- Writing : logical problems to watch for -- Writing : paragraph-level problems to watch for -- Writing : sentence/clause problems to watch for -- Writing : word/phrase problems to watch for -- Writing : rhetorical problems to watch for -- Editing exercises -- Using evidence correctly -- Writing and researching : timeline and summary -- A sample highly successful student article -- Turning practical work into articles -- Writing : seminar term papers -- Cite : checking others' articles -- Publishing and publicizing -- Entering writing competitions -- Getting on law review -- Academic ethics; Law
ER  -