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7 Best Legal Writing Books

Goal: Find the best Legal Writing books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best legal writing books" and study the top 6+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

7 Best Legal Writing Books

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1

Plain English for Lawyers

by Richard C. Wydick

2

Legal Writing in Plain English

A Text with Exercises

by Bryan A. Garner

3

Academic Legal Writing

Law Rev Articles, Student Notes, Seminar Papers, and Getting on Law Review

by Eugene Volokh

4

Just Writing

Grammar, Punctuation, and Style for the Legal Writer

by Anne Enquist

5

Point Made

How to Write Like the Nation's Top Advocates

by Ross Guberman

6

The Redbook

A Manual on Legal Style

by Bryan A. Garner

7

The Winning Brief

100 Tips for Persuasive Briefing in Trial and Appellate Courts

by Bryan A. Garner

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Richard Reis

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Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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7 Best Legal Writing Books (2025)