TY - BOOK AU - Ramsfield,Jill J. TI - The Law as Architecture: building legal documents. SN - 0314223800 AV - K250 R36 2000 PY - 2000/// CY - United of America PB - West Group KW - Legal composition KW - Local N1 - Index; Bibliography; Table of contents: Preface xiv -- Introduction xvii -- Chapter 1: Knowing the elements of design 1 -- Chapter 2: Observing form and function 67 -- Chapter 3: Discovering the theme 129 -- Chapter 4: Researching the possibilities 187 -- Chapter 5: Designing the space 279 -- Chapter 6: Designing the interior 377 -- Chapter 7: Finishing 467 -- Appendix A: Summary of writing process techniques 485 -- Appendix B: Managing your time 491 -- Photo credits 511 -- Bibliography 529 -- Index 535 -- Comments: A word on researching practically 196 -- A word using forms 215 -- A word on classical legal thought 248 -- A further word on using classical syllogisms and fallacies for reading and designing 267 -- Chapter 5: Designing the space 279 -- Remembering rhetoric 287 -- Purpose 287 -- Audience 289 -- Scope 290 -- Stance 291 -- Choosing neoclassicism: Analogy within deduction 299 -- Some other neoclassical designs 314 -- Induction to form the rule 314 -- Deduction using examples 316 -- Deduction using elements 318 -- Neoclassical fallacy: Straw man 322 -- Moving to modernism 330 -- Some modern designs 330 -- Legal realism: Policy and purpose 332 -- Legal process: Threshold questions first 341 -- Law and society: Guides 346 -- Law and economics: Efficiency 347 -- Creating innovative architecture 359 -- Comments: A word on design repertoire 294 -- A word on postmodernism 370 -- Chapter 6: Designing the interior 377 -- Some elements of interior design 386 -- Balance 386 -- Shape 392 -- Texture 392 -- Color 397 -- Rhythm 405 -- Lighting 408 -- Working with traditional interiors 415 -- Moving to modern interiors 422 -- The modern American legal register 423 -- Context-independent texts 426 -- Fronting 427 -- Headings with verbs guide the reader 428 -- Strong topic sentences 429 -- One general idea per paragraph 432 -- Simpler syntax matches substance 434 -- Variety in sentence length and structure 436 -- More paraphrasing, fewer quotes 438 -- Use of concrete, rather than abstract, terms 441 -- Preference for active voice verbs over descriptive, abstract or passive 441 -- Close proximity of subjects and verbs 442 -- Consistent use of terms of art 443 -- Deliberate and frequent use of cohesive devices to guide the reader 443 -- Deliberate use of rhetorical devices 449 -- Using citations for credibility conciseness 440 -- Graphics to clarify points 452 -- Absence of excessive nominalizations 452 -- Few prepositional phrases 454 -- Minimal use of footnotes 455 -- Comments: A word on the legal register 383 -- A word on genre 411 -- A word on style 446 -- A word on being concise 450 -- A word clarity 420 -- Chapter 7: Finishing 467 -- Checking the overall effect 470 -- Noting conventions 474 -- Breaking the mold 478 -- Finishing the details 480 -- Reflecting on your repertoire 481 -- Appendix A: Summary or writing process techniques 485 -- Appendix B: Managing your time 491 -- Putting time in professional perspective 493 -- Factoring in several audiences 494 -- Working backwards 495 -- Creating a system 496 -- Checklist for creating your own system 501 -- Doing first things first 507 -- Expect the unexpected 508 -- Photo credits 511 -- Bibliography 529 -- Index 535 -- ER -