Carolina Academic Press announced that it is about to publish a new edition of Plain English for Lawyers, the classic text originally authored by Richard Wydick and now updated by Amy Sloan.

But legal writing in plain English gained traction in the U.S. in 1963, when David Mellinkoff published “The Language of the Law.” As Professor Joseph Kimble points out in “Writing for Dollars, ...

Natasha Costello and Louise Kulbicki have won the 2023 Global Legal Skills Book Award for their book, Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers ... legalese to plain English, transcripts ...

Visit the Help Centre. Peter Butt, emeritus professor, Sydney University Law School and a consultant with Mallesons Stephen Jaques, will be presenting a workshop on 4 May entitled 'Plain English for ...

Lawyers are challenged to show their commitment to plain English. This country has led the world in bringing the law closer to the ordinary person – by a comprehensive rewrite of tax laws and by ...

Visit the Help Centre. Peter Butt, emeritus professor, Sydney University Law School and a consultant with Mallesons Stephen Jaques, will be presenting a workshop on 4 May entitled 'Plain English for ...