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Review The Pocket Guide to Legal Writing by William H. Putman
Review The Pocket Guide to Legal Writing by William H. Putman

Pros: best guide to legal writing

Cons: elementary level book

The Pocket Guide to Legal Writing by William H. Putman is designed as a desk book for use by practicing paralegals, legal assistants, attorneys, and students. It is a reference book that allows the user to quickly obtain the answer to many commonly encountered writing questions concerning the following subjects: sentence and paragraph drafting, word selection and usage, spelling, numbers, grammar, punctuation, legal citation, legal correspondence, legal research memoranda, and court briefs.


This book is necessary for anyone interested in legal writing as the guidelines and tips provided in this book helps to understand the concept of legal writing.

This is an easy reference book and the information provided in this book is easy to understand and access. There are various topics covered in this book along with detailed instructions on drafting legal correspondence, legal research memoranda, and court briefs. It is written in a non technical manner and designed so that it is easy to understand and use by anyone working in a law office.