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Is there a difference between legal writing from creative writing?

Is there a difference between legal writing from creative writing?




            There are vast differences between legal writing from creative writing.  Below is the table showing the differences between legal writing from creative writing:

Parameters
Legal Writing
Creative Writing
Nature
Technical Writing
May Technical or Free Style Writing
Contents
Laws, Court Decisions, Legal Matters, Pleadings, Legal Forms, etc.
Poem, Song, Verses, Letter Writing, Etc.
Forms
Rigid, complete, formal and free from error
Maybe formal or non-formal, Non-inclusive, non-binding, may contents many errors
Purposes
Written to inform and sometimes to trigger the person reading into making an action beneficial to the one of the writer
Written to entertain and educate
Audience/Readers
Mostly Lawyers, Judges, Law Students and few layman people
Mostly Common People
Characteristic
Limited
Broad
Genre
One
Many
Focus
Creativity, self expression, and length
Clarity, directness, and brevity


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