Overview of the lawyer's role
Sources of law, the common-law process, and weight of authority
Reading and synthesizing cases
Interpreting statutes
Forms of legal reasoning
The writing process and law-trained readers
Large-scale organization : creating an annotated outline
Small-scale organization : explaining the law
Small-scale organization : applying the law
Discussing multiple issues : putting it all together
Deepening your analysis
Writing an office memo
Writing professional correspondence
Introduction to brief-writing
Questions presented and point headings
Writing the argument section
Standards of review
Writing a fact statement
Citations and quotations
Paragraphs, sentences, and style
Oral argument.