Academic legal writing : law review articles, student notes, seminar papers, and getting on law review /
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| Author / Creator: | Volokh, Eugene. |
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
| Imprint: | New York, N.Y. : Foundation Press, 2010. |
| Description: | xix, 391 p. : ill., forms ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8204528 |
Table of Contents:
- 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.