Scholarly writing for law students : seminar papers, law review notes, and law review competition papers /
Fajans, Elizabeth, 1950-
Scholarly writing for law students : seminar papers, law review notes, and law review competition papers / by Elizabeth Fajans, Mary R. Falk. - 4th ed. - St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, c2011. - xi, 227 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: scholarly writing in law school -- Inspiration: choosing a topic and developing a thesis --
The mostly research stage --The writing process: getting it down on paper --The writing process: revising and polishing --
Footnotes and the ethical use of borrowed materials --
Writing with care -- Writing with style --The law review process: evaluating and editing the work of others -- Getting mileage: winning awards, publishing your work, and joining the conversation -- Appendix A: Sample casenote/competition paper -- Appendix B: Answers to exercises -- Appendix C: Scholarly writing workshops and courses.
This book fills an important niche in legal-writing literature by teaching law students how to write scholarly papers for seminars, law reviews and law-review competitions. It helps novices and even more experienced scholars to write papers with a minimum of anxiety.
9780314207203 (pbk.) 0314207201 (pbk.)
Legal composition.
Composición legal
Redacción de escritos jurídicos
Academic writing.
Escritos académicos
KF 250 / F175s 2011
808/.06634
Scholarly writing for law students : seminar papers, law review notes, and law review competition papers / by Elizabeth Fajans, Mary R. Falk. - 4th ed. - St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, c2011. - xi, 227 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: scholarly writing in law school -- Inspiration: choosing a topic and developing a thesis --
The mostly research stage --The writing process: getting it down on paper --The writing process: revising and polishing --
Footnotes and the ethical use of borrowed materials --
Writing with care -- Writing with style --The law review process: evaluating and editing the work of others -- Getting mileage: winning awards, publishing your work, and joining the conversation -- Appendix A: Sample casenote/competition paper -- Appendix B: Answers to exercises -- Appendix C: Scholarly writing workshops and courses.
This book fills an important niche in legal-writing literature by teaching law students how to write scholarly papers for seminars, law reviews and law-review competitions. It helps novices and even more experienced scholars to write papers with a minimum of anxiety.
9780314207203 (pbk.) 0314207201 (pbk.)
Legal composition.
Composición legal
Redacción de escritos jurídicos
Academic writing.
Escritos académicos
KF 250 / F175s 2011
808/.06634