Further reading
It is highly recommended that you do at least some further reading on the topics covered in this book. There is no shortage of such reading: there are hundreds of books and other resources to help you improve your writing in law school. The following are just a few.
Books
Grammar and punctuation
- Michael Meehan and Graham Tulloch, Grammar for Lawyers (LexisNexis Butterworths, 3rd ed, 2013)
- John Seely, Oxford A–Z of Grammar and Punctuation (Oxford University Press, 3rd ed, 2020)
- RL Trask, The Penguin Dictionary of English Grammar (Penguin, 2000)
- Mark Tredinnick, The Little Green Grammar Book (UNSW Press, 2008)
Writing style (general)
- Wayne C Booth, Gregory G Colomb, Joseph M Williams, Joseph Bizup and William T Fitzgerald, The Craft of Research (Chicago University Press, 4th ed, 2016)
- Pam Peters, The Cambridge Guide to Australian English Usage (Cambridge University Press, 2nd ed, 2007)
- Mark Tredinnick, The Little Red Writing Book (UNSW Press, 2006)
- Kate L Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, revised by Wayne C Booth, Gregory G Colomb, Joseph M Williams, Joseph Bizup and William T Fitzgerald (University of Chicago Press, 9th ed, 2018)
Legal writing
- Michèle M Asprey, Plain Language for Lawyers (Federation Press, 4th ed, 2010)
- Paula Baron and Lilian Corbin, Legal Writing: Academic and Professional Communication (Oxford University Press, 2016)
- Nichola Corbett-Jarvis and Brendan Grigg, Effective Legal Writing: A Practical Guide (LexisNexis, 3rd ed, 2021)
- Ross Hyams, Susan Campbell and Adrian Evans, Practical Legal Skills (Oxford University Press, 5th ed, 2022) ch 5 ‘Writing and Drafting’
- Lisa Webley, Legal Writing (Routledge, 4th ed, 2016)
Legal problem-solving
- R Krever, Mastering Law Studies and Law Exam Techniques (10th ed, 2019)
- M Brogan and D Spencer, Surviving Law School (2nd ed, 2008) chs 5 and 13
- B Wolski, Legal Skills: A Practical Guide for Students (2005) ch 3
- E Campbell, R Fox and M de Zwart, Students’ Guide to Legal Writing, Law Exams and Self Assessment (3rd ed, 2010)
Online resources
- La Trobe University has an online module on writing: http://latrobe.libguides.com/writing
- Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL) is a good resource for general academic writing: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html
- The Academic Phrasebank from the University of Manchester can be particularly useful in building academic vocabulary: https://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/
Other resources
- R Finkelstein and D Hamer (eds), LexisNexis Concise Australian Legal Dictionary (LexisNexis, 5th ed, 2014)
- Trischa Mann (ed), Australian Law Dictionary (Oxford University Press, 3rd ed, 2017
