Plain Language and the Law

Definitions:		What is Plain Legal Language?
Judge Mark Painter:		Legal Writing 201 (PDF, 91KB)
		Appellate Writing (PDF, 61KB)
Joseph Kimble:		Answering the Critics of Plain Language
		Answering the Critics of Plain Language (PDF, 318KB)
		Other articles, downloadable files and links on plain language
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Steven Stark:		Win Cases with Effective Writing
Cheryl Stephens:		What is Really Wrong with Legal Language?
		Plain Language Explained to Business Lawyers
		Don't Be a Letterhead. Think about Your Clients
		Is the Form Still Blank? Maybe Your Client Has Difficulty Reading
		A Crash Course in Plain Language
		Communications: Are You Listening?
		Keep Your Clients Informed
		Other articles on plain language and design issues
Irene Leonard King:		What's It Going to Take for You to Use Plain Language?
Peter Butt:		PLAIN Conference Presentation: The Assumptions Behind Plain Legal Language
See Also:		Other Plain Language Organizations
		Lawyers for Literacy
		Legal Bibliography
		Plain English Columns From Michigan Law Journal (link)
		Community Legal Education Ontario, Toronto (link)
		Nolo, The Plain Language Law Center (link)
		Pennsylvania Plain Language Consumer Contract Act (link)
		Publishing Guidelines (link)
		Plain Language in Law--Sandeep Dave, LLRX.com(link)
		Australia Office of Parliamentary Counsel on Drafting Legislation (link, PDF)
		U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Plain Language Handbook (link, PDF)
		Writing in Plain Language--Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales (link)
Expressions of Support:		Canadian Bar Association
		Legal Writing Institute
		Legal Secretaries International

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