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1. What is legal writing? And what should it be? . . . . . . . . . . . .... . ............. .. . . 2. Better training You 're a professional writer; act like it. .. . . . . . .. . . ...... 3. Better document design Creating documents that are easy to read-and skim. ......... 4. Better legal usage Common problems with legal words. ....................... 5. Better grammar and punctuation And other conventions of legal English. ................. 6. Better sentences A dozen and one ways that sentences go wrong. ............. 7. Better organization Learn to organize documents, paragraphs, and sentences. ...... I 8. Better citation Beyond getting the spaces right. . . . . . . . ......... . . . . ... 1( 9. Better readability The myths and messages of the Plain-English movement. ...... 11 10. Better email E-writing like a pro. ................... ................ 13 11. Better summaries A must for all legal writing; three techniques that work. ....... 14 12. Better legal analysis Presenting a legal analysis that fits legal-reader expectations. .. 159 13. Better persuasion Presenting legal materials designed to influence a decision-maker. ................... ............... . . . 177 14. Better legal drafting Ten things legal drafters should know. ................... . 191 15. Ethical legal writing What's the worst that could happen? ................... .. 215