This column addresses tabular presentation of complex material, which is the fourth of six clear writing techniques set out in the SEC\u27s proposed rules to require that disclosures be written in Plain English.\u27 The first three of these techniques were discussed in the January, March, and May 1998 Scrivener articles
This thesis seeks to establish whether plain English offers a complete, a partial, or no solution to...
... [G]ood legal writing should contain no more and no fewer words than necessary to convey the idea...
In the July issue (at 1399), the Scrivener focused on the usefulness of the IRAC paradigm. This colu...
In an effort to provide investors with full and fair disclosures in language they can understand, th...
Studies have shown that traditional legal writing has four main characteristics: it is wordy, unc...
The SEC has set out six dear writing techniques to require that disclosures be written in Plain En...
January\u27s column addressed the first of six specific clear writing techniques to communicate inf...
Part four of a screencast series on writing in Plain Legal English. \ud In this screencast we consid...
This column is the last in a series\u27 describing six clear writing techniques set out by the SEC ...
Because your writing involves words, it might seem difficult to make your writing transparent. How...
Part three of a screencast series on writing in Plain Legal English. In this screencast we consider ...
Readers frequently send me questions about word usage. The Bluebook states that one should consult t...
{Excerpt} Many people write too much, bureaucratically, and obscurely. Using plain English will save...
In August 2003, Colorado took another huge stride toward the electornic age by announcing that it wo...
You are pondering which word to use in a brief. Which should you sue—“supra,” “aforementioned” or “a...
This thesis seeks to establish whether plain English offers a complete, a partial, or no solution to...
... [G]ood legal writing should contain no more and no fewer words than necessary to convey the idea...
In the July issue (at 1399), the Scrivener focused on the usefulness of the IRAC paradigm. This colu...
In an effort to provide investors with full and fair disclosures in language they can understand, th...
Studies have shown that traditional legal writing has four main characteristics: it is wordy, unc...
The SEC has set out six dear writing techniques to require that disclosures be written in Plain En...
January\u27s column addressed the first of six specific clear writing techniques to communicate inf...
Part four of a screencast series on writing in Plain Legal English. \ud In this screencast we consid...
This column is the last in a series\u27 describing six clear writing techniques set out by the SEC ...
Because your writing involves words, it might seem difficult to make your writing transparent. How...
Part three of a screencast series on writing in Plain Legal English. In this screencast we consider ...
Readers frequently send me questions about word usage. The Bluebook states that one should consult t...
{Excerpt} Many people write too much, bureaucratically, and obscurely. Using plain English will save...
In August 2003, Colorado took another huge stride toward the electornic age by announcing that it wo...
You are pondering which word to use in a brief. Which should you sue—“supra,” “aforementioned” or “a...
This thesis seeks to establish whether plain English offers a complete, a partial, or no solution to...
... [G]ood legal writing should contain no more and no fewer words than necessary to convey the idea...
In the July issue (at 1399), the Scrivener focused on the usefulness of the IRAC paradigm. This colu...