Overview of the lawyer's role
The legal system, the common law process, and kinds of authority
Briefing 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 letters
Introduction to brief-writing
Questions presented and point headings
Writing the argument section
Standards of review
Writing a fact statement
Using legal theory to sharpen your arguments
Citations and quotations
Paragraphs, sentences, and style
Oral argument.