A supremely cogent guide to good legal writing. Blumberg not only provides a sleek typology of the profession’s most common literary sins. He explores the motivations behind them–such as deflecting blameworthy conduct with passive constructions, steering judges and juries with adverbiage, and casting hypnotic spells with double negatives. At once witty and exhilarating, The Seven Deadly Sins of Legal Writing will change the way lawyers do business.
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