Plain English for Lawyers

Not worth it. Save yourself $20!Here's the book: Write short, concise sentences in the active voice using plain language.There is about $1 worth of useful info in a book costing $20, so if you see this at a yard sale or used bookshop for $0.50, pick up a copy. Otherwise, skip it. The book is just an updated version of an article written for a law review forty years ago, in 1978. Don't get me wrong, it does contain useful information, but unless you're illiterate or ESL, this is Writing 101. I feel cheated.

This is a nice book to use as a refresher on the important elements of good legal writing. The exercises in each chapter and the sample answers in the Appendix are a great way to check your understanding of the material. I would highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to improve their legal writing skills.

This book is very good for improving writing skills. It covers all aspects of good legal writing. Yet I don't think this book sufficent to make your legal writing perfect. Instead, you can take this book as a "beginning" for your legal english skills. Still, if you can able to afford another books on legal writing, this book also contribute a lot to your skill pack.

Plain English for Lawyers is a awesome book that can be understood at most levels in education. If this book is too complex, I recommend the book, Punctuation Plain and Simple, both books are almost matching in explanations verbatim except the latter uses even simpler language. Plain English for Lawyers differ by using explanations and examples from lawyer materials.

I am a law student and english is not my first language. I have found this book to be invaluable and extremely well written. The ease of use, as well as the extremely well-written and informative content, makes it one of my go-to manuals for all my writing assignments.That being said, I think the title may be misleading. Although it might be geared towards legal writing, the format and content would be appreciated by anyone looking to improve their writing skills- lawyer or not.

This was a required textbook for my legal writing law class. Exactly what was needed!

As a person who has a Master’s degree in Law Studies, I love the way the book breaks down legalese into plain English. Legal speak is very much different and this book will help the lay person obtain a better understanding of the legal language

Great book. A must read if you are in law school or a practicing lawyer. Even if you think you are a great legal writer, this book will still help.

Very good book. I would recommend this for anyone who wants to excel as a lawyer

This book was meant as a gift and it was received with great enthusiasm. Since the content and quality of the book was known before, it was not a surprise that this book will be useful and valuable.

Great for law student who like to ramble on when writing a detailed statement of claim Etc.

大学の一年生の時、この本を勉強しました。15年後でも、もう一回買って、生徒に教えています。単純で、分かり易い文書を書きたい人だったら、このがおすすめ！