Scholarly Writing for Law Students : Seminar Papers, Law Review Notes, and Law Review Competition Papers

by Elizabeth Fajans, Mary R. Falk

In order to inspire and motivate their readers, the authors have appended a selective list of student notes and comments and a chapter on techniques to help writers narrow their subjects and find theses. The authors added a section on reading for types of legal argument and an exercise to address increasing student concern over plagiarism. Includes a short section on the importance of editorial cooperation and communication. Offers a new chapter on entering writing competitions and publishing.

Genres: Law

240 pages, Paperback

First published December 3, 1994

Reviews

[Pengyu Jiang · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful book when you are starting almost all on your own on writing a law journal article. The book itself is good writing. It also has a lot of exercises which are engaging and interesting, and they help you learn.