Add to ORKGThe SEC has set out six dear writing techniques to require that disclosures be written in Plain English. Previous columns have addressed the first four techniques. This column addresses the fiflh: replacing jargon and legalese with short common words
As is well known, the language of the law tends to be relatively conservative in its style when comp...
One characteristic of legal writing, parodied in the caricature above, is the use of multiple words ...
A colleague, who has devoted most of his career to legal writing, has developed an excellent solutio...
The SEC has set out six dear writing techniques to require that disclosures be written in Plain En...
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...
This column addresses tabular presentation of complex material, which is the fourth of six clear wr...
January\u27s column addressed the first of six specific clear writing techniques to communicate inf...
You are pondering which word to use in a brief. Which should you sue—“supra,” “aforementioned” or “a...
Readers frequently send me questions about word usage. The Bluebook states that one should consult t...
The author of this paper is an English Solicitor who practiced within the English legal system for n...
Because your writing involves words, it might seem difficult to make your writing transparent. How...
A review of How To Write Plain English: A Book for Lawyers & Consumers by Rudolf Flesc
This thesis seeks to establish whether plain English offers a complete, a partial, or no solution to...
Professor Johnson argues in favor of, and then provides an example of, a trust drafted in plain Eng...
As is well known, the language of the law tends to be relatively conservative in its style when comp...
One characteristic of legal writing, parodied in the caricature above, is the use of multiple words ...
A colleague, who has devoted most of his career to legal writing, has developed an excellent solutio...
The SEC has set out six dear writing techniques to require that disclosures be written in Plain En...
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...
This column addresses tabular presentation of complex material, which is the fourth of six clear wr...
January\u27s column addressed the first of six specific clear writing techniques to communicate inf...
You are pondering which word to use in a brief. Which should you sue—“supra,” “aforementioned” or “a...
Readers frequently send me questions about word usage. The Bluebook states that one should consult t...
The author of this paper is an English Solicitor who practiced within the English legal system for n...
Because your writing involves words, it might seem difficult to make your writing transparent. How...
A review of How To Write Plain English: A Book for Lawyers & Consumers by Rudolf Flesc
This thesis seeks to establish whether plain English offers a complete, a partial, or no solution to...
Professor Johnson argues in favor of, and then provides an example of, a trust drafted in plain Eng...
As is well known, the language of the law tends to be relatively conservative in its style when comp...
One characteristic of legal writing, parodied in the caricature above, is the use of multiple words ...
A colleague, who has devoted most of his career to legal writing, has developed an excellent solutio...