Academic Legal Writing: Law Review Articles, Student Notes, Seminar Papers, and Getting on Law Review - 5th Edition - Volokh

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Academic Legal Writing: Law Review Articles, Student Notes, Seminar Papers, and Getting on Law Review 5th Edition Eugene Volokh ISBN 9781634598880

Academic Legal Writing Fifth Edition is a comprehensive guide designed to help law students develop, refine, and publish scholarly legal writing. Whether crafting a law review article, seminar paper, or student note, this book walks readers through every stage of the writing, research, editing, and publication process.

This user-friendly text covers how to move effectively from research to writing, strategies for cite-checking, tips for responding to counterarguments, and guidance on submitting and promoting work for publication. It also provides practical advice for satisfying ABA upper-level writing requirements and contributing higher-quality notes to law reviews.

The Fifth Edition draws from the author’s experience leading the Intensive Editing Workshop and First Amendment Amicus Brief Clinic, offering new insights on editing for clarity, leveraging the strengths of an argument, avoiding common writing pitfalls (such as the “curse of knowledge”), and developing a cohesive writing strategy. The book includes new examples of strong legal writing and hands-on editing exercises.

Supplementary materials, including templates and resources, are available at http://volokh.com/writing, making this book an essential tool not only for students but also for professors and law review editors seeking to improve the quality of legal scholarship.

Academic Legal Writing 5th Edition Eugene Volokh ISBN 9781634598880 & 978-1634598880