Uncommon Law of Learned Writing 2.0

<p>As lawyers we must not in hot pursuit of common law outrun common sense. The dread of that eventuality prompted this book. <strong><em>Uncommon Law of Learned Writing 2.0</em></strong> promotes common sense in legal language. Plain language which is commonsensical broadens access to legal documents thus democratizing the law.</p><p>If democracy is government of the people by the people and for the people law is the language in which government interacts with the people-it's the language of democracy. The people whose government speaks through law must understand what is said. No democratic society should brook legalese-a dense verbose dialect known only to lawyers.</p><p>What then should society do to redress the lawyer-induced obscurity? A Shakespearean character had an alarming proposal: The first thing we do let's kill all the lawyers. Apparently that proposal was not enthusiastically endorsed which explains why we're still here. A milder remedy-enrolling lawyers in language classes-has been mooted which explains why this book is in your hands.</p><p><strong><em>Uncommon Law of Learned Writing 2.0</em></strong> motivates lawyers to prefer plain language to the legalese and verbosity that have besmirched legal writing for centuries. This book is as sweeping and authoritative a treatment of its subject as you can find anywhere.</p>