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Plain English for Lawyers Richard C. Wydick
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press

Be applicable in all situations and should not be acted upon without specific legal advice based on particular situations. No one likes to read a sentence that's two pages long. In Plain English The bad thing about disclosure statements is that they are written by lawyers, who are more concerned about protecting the brokerage firm than providing easy-to-read information. Wydick s Plain English for Lawyers–now in its fifth edition–has been a favorite of law students, legal writing teachers, lawyers, and judges for over 25 years. Perhaps lawyers feel the same way, that plain English is inadequate for handling the "nuances" needed for legal writing. And yet, lengthy, information-packed sentences choke many prospectuses today. Plain English for Lawyers Richard C. States Enter Crowdfunding Regulatory Mix · Crowdfunding, A Plain English Primer: The Main Players All Start With an “I” · There Is More To Crowdfunding Than the JOBS Act. In their defense, there are many levels of plain English, and I'll take any efforts in that direction. © Bettina Eckerle, Eckerle Law | Attorney Advertising Latest Posts. Such poor drafting is no surprise considering that state laws and secondary sources relying on them promote legalese to lawyers and laymen. Writing in Plain English for lawyers _ LESSON 4. Financial Crisis Has Silver Lining For Advisers · JOBS Act Update: Is There Rulemaking on the Horizon? ISBN: 9781594601514 | 152 pages | 4 Mb. Download Plain English for Lawyers. A student who has taken two courses from me told me yesterday that a lot of lawyers say they write in plain English but don't. But my followup question was a lot more interesting: Why, if they all hated contracts like this, did they accept them, sign them, let their lawyers write them in the first place? Why not ask for it in plain English?