Law Professors author second edition of legal writing tome
Law Professors Catherine J. Cameron and Lance N. Long co-authored the manual, The Science Behind the Art of Legal Writing: Second Edition, published by Carolina Press.
“New research on topics already addressed in the first edition spurred us to write the second edition,” said Long. “We also added a chapter on the science of using the passive voice and a chapter about how legal readers actually read what is written on a page or screen, which highlights recent research by Professor Cameron.”
The book is the first comprehensive compilation of research addressing legal writing and provides a much-needed resource to legal writing professionals, according to the publisher. The second edition updates the research in the first addition and adds chapters addressing the science of passive voice and the effect of legal training on how students read legal text.
Reviewer Amy Lipford wrote in the Law Library Journal of the first edition, “Even when incorporating the scientific elements of writing, this book is highly readable and well paced…Overall, Cameron and Long have created a book that is valuable for first-year law students and legal scholars alike. Its insights bring new life into old legal writing wisdom.”
About Professors Cameron and Long
Professor Catherine Cameron teaches and researches in the areas of legal writing and media law. She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism, a master’s degree in mass communications, and a law degree from the University of Florida.
Professor Lance Long joined Stetson after having taught legal research and writing for nine years at J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, and at the University of Oregon School of Law. Before teaching, he was in private practice in California and Utah in the areas of intellectual property, contract, and construction law.
Post date: Nov. 4, 2019
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