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Title
Legal writing and analysis / Linda H. Edwards.
Published
New York, NY : Aspen Publishers, [2003]
Copyright
©2003
Call Number
KF250 .E378 2003
ISBN
0735537097
Description
xix, 342 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)51445586
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Record Appears in
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Pt. 1
Lawyers and the Legal Landscape
1
1
Overview of the Lawyer's Role
3
2
The Legal System, the Common Law Process, and Kinds of Authority
13
Pt. 2
Reading and Analyzing the Law
29
3
Briefing and Synthesizing Cases
31
4
Interpreting Statutes
45
5
Forms of Legal Reasoning
55
Pt. 3
Writing the Discussion of a Legal Question
63
6
The Writing Process and Law-Trained Readers
65
7
Large-Scale Organization: Creating an Annotated Outline
77
8
Small-Scale Organization: Explaining the Law
89
9
Small-Scale Organization: Applying the Law
101
10
Discussing Multiple Issues: Putting It All Together
109
11
Deepening Your Analysis
117
Pt. 4
Predictive Writing
125
12
Writing an Office Memo
127
13
Writing Professional Letters
143
Pt. 5
The Shift to Advocacy
157
14
Introduction to Brief-Writing
159
15
Point Headings
173
16
Writing a Fact Statement
183
17
Writing a Trial-Level Brief
201
18
Writing an Appellate Brief
213
19
Using Legal Theory to Sharpen Your Arguments
225
Pt. 6
Style and Formalities
243
20
Citations and Quotations
245
21
Paragraphs, Sentences, and Style
269
Pt. 7
Oral Advocacy
283
22
Oral Argument
285
App. A: Sample Office Memorandum
299
App. B: Sample Trial-Level Brief
305
App. C: Sample Appellate Brief
311
App. D: Sample Letters
321
App. E: Cases
329
Index
339