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Plain Language in the Legal Profession

The legal profession is shifting toward more straightforward writing.

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Lifting The Fog Of Legalese: Essays On Plain Language, by Joseph Kimble, Carolina Academic Press.

Plain English for Lawyers, Richard Wydick, Carolina Academic Press.

Legal Writing in Plain English, a text with exercises, Bryan Garner, University of Chicago Press.

A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage, Bryan Garner, Oxford Univ. Press..

Writing Readable Regulations, Thomas Murawski, Carolina Academic Press.

Writing in Plain English, Robert Eagleson, Australian Government Publishing Service (available on-lne).

Plain Language for Lawyers, Michèle Asprey, Federation Press (Australia, available on-line).

Michigan Bar Journal Plain English column.external link iconAdobe Acrobat Reader icon See especially Joe Kimble’s five part series on Lessons in Drafting from the New Federal Rules of Civil Procedureexternal link iconAdobe Acrobat Reader icon, starting in August 07.

 
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