Legal Writing

AuthorJohn Eaton; Denis Le May
ProfessionLibrarian & Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba/Avocat, Barreau du Québec, Conseiller à la documentation en droit (1975?2006) et Chargé de cours, Faculté de droit, Université Laval
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LEGAL WRITING / RÉDACTION JURIDIQUE67
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LEGAL WRITING
Lawyers are communicators. Whether through oral advocacy or in the production of written
memoranda-of-law and opinion pieces, lawyers are constantly called upon to communicate
clearly, logically, succinctly, and effectively. They are also called upon to produce written docu-
ments that are very specif‌ic to the profession, for example, pleadings and contracts, inter alia.
There are numerous works devoted to assisting lawyers (and law students) to become better
writers. Related topic: LEGAL RESEARCH.
RÉDACTION JURIDIQUE
C’est une des méthodologies du travail juridique. Le droit étant un média écrit, savoir écrire
devient nécessaire à tous les stades du développement des normes juridiques. Si les principes
rédactionnels juridiques sont assez communs à l’ensemble des genres littéraires juridiques,
il est d’usage et commode de distinguer la rédaction législative, contractuelle, procédurale et
judiciaire.
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