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5 Elements of good style in legal writing - Coggle Diagram
5 Elements of good style in legal writing
Clarity
Ensuring writing is as easy to understand
Key aspects
Clear thinking and expression
Audience-focused language
Concisennes and brevity
Techniques:
Use of active voice
Positive and precise phrasing
Logical sentence and paragraph structure
Consistency
Definition:
Maintaining uniformity in language and terms.
Key elements:
Avoid mixing synonyms
Use consisten terminology throughout.
Employ defined terms sparingly to enhance readability.
Effectiveness
Definition: Ensuring documents meet legal and functional requirements
Strategies:
Clear timeframes and enforceable obligations
Avoidance of vague adjetives
Adaptation of precedents with precision
Vigour
Definition:
Creating concise and dynamic legal texts
Approaches
Replace nominalizations with active verbs
Use short, diret words
Minimize unnecessary words and complex structures
Presentation
Definition
Enhancing readability though visual structure
Guidelines:
Use heading and white space effectively
Choose readable fonts and proper formatting
Organize ideas into logical units
Effectiveness
Definition
Ensuring documents meet legal and functional requirements
Strategies:
Clear timeframes and enforceable obligations
Avoidance of vague adjetives
Adaptations of precedents with precision
