External Resources

  • Plain Language in Plain English

    Cheryl Stephens, 2010

  • Clear and Precise Writing: Skills for Today’s Lawyer

    Ros Macdonald and Denise Clark-Dixon, Lawbook Company, 3rd edn, 2010

  • The Legal Writer: 40 Rules for the Art of Legal Writing

    Judge Mark Painter, Cincinnati Book Publishing, 4th edn, 2009

  • Plain Language Legal Writing

    Cheryl Stephens, 2009 (Kindle Edition: B002BWPCW6)

  • Win More Cases: The Lawyer’s Toolkit

    Published electronically by Research One Pty Ltd, 2008; see the ‘extras’ section, on writing

  • Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges

    Making Your Case : The Art of Persuading Judges

    Antonin Scalia and Bryan Garner, 2008

  • A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting

    by Kenneth Adams, ABA Press, 2nd edn, 2008

  • Writing at Work: How to write clearly, effectively and professionally

    Dr Neil James, Allen & Unwin, 2007

  • On Writing Well

    William Zinsser, HarperCollins, 9th ed, 2006

  • Lifting the Fog of Legalese

    Joseph Kimble, Carolina Academic Press, 2006