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Plain English Lawyers Sixth Edition

Plain English Lawyers Sixth Edition As aspiring legal professionals, we know all too well the frustration of sifting through dense legal jargon. That’s why we can’t recommend the Plain English for Lawyers Sixth Edition enough. This game-changing guide offers a refreshing approach to legal writing and communication, stripping away the unnecessary fluff and confusing terminology to deliver clear, concise, and effective language. And we’re not the only ones who think so – The National Jurist has recognized this invaluable resource as a must-read for law students. Trust us, your future clients will thank you for mastering the art of plain English.

The National Jurist featured Plain English for Lawyers in its August 2021 list of “Three Books to Read During Law School,” saying, “This one speaks for itself. The book is a quick punch of information: it provides helpful tips to improve your legal writing while familiarizing you with many of the terms of art you are likely to see down the road as a legal professional.”

Plain English for Lawyers has been a favorite of law students, legal writing teachers, lawyers, and judges for almost 40 years. The sixth edition, now co-authored by Amy Sloan, updates this classic text, including new chapter exercises, while preserving all the approaches that make it such a standard in the field. It remains (in size only!) a little book, small enough and palatable enough not to intimidate over-loaded law students.

In January 2005, the Legal Writing Institute gave Wydick its Golden Pen Award for having written Plain English for Lawyers.