Scholarly writing for law students : seminar papers, law review notes and law review competition papers /
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Author / Creator: | Fajans, Elizabeth. |
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Edition: | 4th ed. |
Imprint: | St. Paul, MN : West, c2011. |
Description: | xi, 227 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
Language: | English |
Subject: | Legal composition. Academic writing. Academic writing. Legal composition. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8359279 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: scholarly writing in law school
- Inspiration: choosing a topic and developing a thesis
- The mostly research stage
- The writing process: getting it down on paper
- The writing process: revising and polishing
- Footnotes and the ethical use of borrowed materials
- Writing with care
- Writing with style
- The law review process: evaluating and editing the work of others
- Getting mileage: winning awards, publishing your work, and joining the conversation
- Appendix A: Sample casenote/competition paper
- Appendix B: Answers to exercises
- Appendix C: Scholarly writing workshops and courses.