Typography for lawyers

Typography for lawyers

by Butterick, Matthew

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Based on the popular website, Typography for Lawyers is the first guide to the essentials of typography aimed specifically at lawyers. Author Matthew Butterick, a Harvard-trained typographer and practicing attorney, dispels the myth that legal documents are incompatible with excellent typography. Butterick explains how to get professional results with the tools you already have quickly and easily. Topics include special keyboard characters, line length, point size, font choice, headings, and hy…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Typography for lawyers / Matthew Butterick ; [foreword by Bryan A. Garner].

Summary

Based on the popular website, Typography for Lawyers is the first guide to the essentials of typography aimed specifically at lawyers. Author Matthew Butterick, a Harvard-trained typographer and practicing attorney, dispels the myth that legal documents are incompatible with excellent typography. Butterick explains how to get professional results with the tools you already have quickly and easily. Topics include special keyboard characters, line length, point size, font choice, headings, and hyphenation. The book also includes tutorials on specific types of documents like ršumš, research memos, and motions.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2010.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Jones McClure
  • Place of Publication:Houston, TX
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2010.

The Physical Object

  • Description:216 pages : : illustrations ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:1598390775, 9781598390773
  • oclc:ocn670283689
  • LC Classification:KF250
  • Dewey Decimal:686.22 BUT

Table of Contents

Why typography matters -- Type composition -- Text formatting -- Times New Roman -- Font samples -- Page layout -- Sample documents.

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