TY  - BOOK
AU  - Volokh,Eugene
TI  - Academic legal writing: law review articles, student notes, seminar papers, and getting on law review
SN  - 9781599417509
AV  - KF 250 .V65 2010
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York, N.Y.
PB  - Foundation Press
KW  - Legal composition
KW  - Local
KW  - Law
KW  - United States
KW  - Language
KW  - LEMB
KW  - Law students
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Finding what to write about (the claim) -- Test suites : making prescriptive claims more sound -- 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 : three 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
ER  -