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Legal Writing in Plain English: A Text with Exercises, 2nd Edition

Text: Legal Writing in Plain English is Bryan A. Garner’s guide to clearer legal prose, with practical instruction and exercises. Its coverage spans organizing ideas, refining prose, editing, and writing analytical, persuasive, and drafted legal materials. The Kindle edition is listed as 286 pages and includes reading features such as screen-reader support and enhanced typesetting.

At a glance

Guidance covers organizing ideas, producing concise prose, and improving editing skills.
Includes basic, intermediate, and advanced exercises throughout its sections.
Examples and instruction address analytical and persuasive writing as well as legal drafting.
The listing says this edition adds recent case examples and addresses legal documents in electronic formats.

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Pros and cons

Pros

Exercises give readers a structured way to apply the writing guidance rather than only read advice.
The stated scope reaches lawyers, law students, paralegals, legal scholars, and other professionals seeking clearer writing.
Kindle features include screen-reader support, enhanced typesetting, Word Wise, and Page Flip.

Technical specifications

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Book details
Publisher	The University of Chicago Press
Edition	2nd
Publication date	August 26, 2013
Language	English
Print length	286 pages
ISBN-13	978-0226031392

Kindle edition
File size	24.6 MB
Screen Reader	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	Enabled
X-Ray	Not Enabled
Word Wise	Enabled
Page Flip	Enabled

What to know before buying

Listing details to confirm

The listing describes the exercises as spanning basic, intermediate, and advanced levels. Readers looking for guidance in one specific legal practice area should note that the supplied description presents broad coverage rather than a practice-area-specific manual.

Who is it for?

A good fit for

Law students seeking guided practice with legal writing and editing.
Legal professionals who want to make analytical, persuasive, or drafted materials clearer.
Non-legal professionals interested in practical instruction on organizing ideas and refining prose.

Less suited to

Readers seeking a book focused exclusively on legal research or substantive law rather than writing.

Customer reviews on Amazon

4.7 / 5 · 916 ratings

5 stars83%83%
4 stars12%12%
3 stars3%3%
2 stars1%1%
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Customer feedback highlights practical usefulness, readable explanations, and tips that readers say help turn unclear thoughts into more coherent, concise writing. The summary also mentions help with law-school papers and usefulness to non-legal professionals. Those reported strengths fit the book’s described mix of instruction and exercises. Overall ratings are strongly favorable, though ratings alone do not establish which features drove each reader’s opinion.

Positive themes

Readers describe the book as useful and praise its practical tips and readable presentation.
Feedback mentions applications to law-school papers and to writing beyond the legal profession.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of writing does the book cover?

The listing describes advice for analytical and persuasive writing and legal drafting, along with guidance on organizing ideas, refining prose, and editing.

Does it include exercises?

Yes. The description says sections include basic, intermediate, and advanced exercises.

Who might find it useful?

The described audience includes lawyers, judges, paralegals, law students, and legal scholars. Customer feedback also mentions usefulness for non-legal professionals.

What Kindle reading features are listed?

The listing says screen-reader support, enhanced typesetting, Word Wise, and Page Flip are enabled. X-Ray is listed as not enabled.