Legal Writing
Legal Writing
Legal Writing
• Concise
• Concise writing is efficient writing
• Concise writing means conveying the
appropriate level of details
• Concise writing is writing that is as succinct
as possible without unduly restricting the
amount of information conveyed
Legal writing
• Engaging
• No matter how sound your reasoning, if it is presented in a dull and
turgid setting, your hearers—or your readers—will turn aside. They
will not stop to listen. They will flick over the pages. But if it is
presented in a lively and attractive setting, they will sit up and take
notice. They will listen as if spellbound. They will read you with
engrossment
• IRAC formats
• Issue
• Rule
• Application
• Conclusion
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