Publication Date

1-1-1998

Document Type

Article

Organizational Units

Sturm College of Law

Keywords

Legal writing, Active voice

Abstract

Studies have shown that traditional legal writing has four main characteristics: it is "wordy," "unclear," "pompous," and "dull." Furthermore, law books have been dubbed "the largest body of poorly written literature ever created by the human race." Although some lawyers intend to perpetuate this tradition, most have recognized the benefit of converting to "plain English."

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