Why apply science to writing? -- Some caveats on science applied to writing -- Introduction to legal documents -- A word about legal research and outlining -- Deductive and inductive reasoning -- Which type of legal reasoning works best? -- Does format matter? -- Does correct grammar matter? -- Why is passive voice so hated? -- Readability and plain language -- Narrative -- Macro-organization of legal analysis -- Introductions, transitions, and conclusions -- Micro-organization of legal analysis -- What legal readers read and what they don't read -- Citation : does anybody really care? -- How do you persuade in legal writing? -- Do intensifiers really intensify? -- Is less more? -- Learning legal writing -- Are bad writers bad lawyers? -- The top ten takeaways from The science behind the art of legal writing.