Academic legal writing ucla school of law pdf book manual. His guide is lively, practical, and entirely unique. This writing guide is designed as an introduction to academic legal writing for students majoring or minoring in law. Its author is eugene volokh, a hotshot professor at ucla law school. Buy academic legal writing by eugene volokh from waterstones today. Some time in the next several months, ill be putting together the fifth edition of my academic legal writing book. Aug 21, 2012 by eugene volokh on august 21, 2012 4. Academic legal writing by eugene volokh, 9781599417509, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Schwartz professor of law at ucla, where he law, religion clauses law, criminal law, tort law, and academic legal writing.
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