seminar papers, law review notes, and law review competition papers Fajans, Elizabeth 1950- creator Falk, Mary R. 1942- text bibliography mnu St. Paul, MN Thomson/West c2011 2011 4th ed. monographic eng

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xi, 227 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. 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. 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. by Elizabeth Fajans, Mary R. Falk. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Legal composition Composición legal Redacción de escritos jurídicos Academic writing Escritos académicos KF 250 F175s 2011 808/.06634 9780314207203 (pbk.) 0314207201 (pbk.) DLC 200225 20230411090634.0 spa