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Beyond the basics : a text for advanced legal writing
Title:
Beyond the basics : a text for advanced legal writing
Author:
Ray, Mary Barnard.
ISBN:
9780314271662
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Edition:
3rd ed.
Publication Information:
St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, c2013.
Physical Description:
xxii, 493 p. ; 26 cm.
Series:
American casebook series

American casebook series.
Contents:
UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OF WRITING -- Introduction -- Process -- CONTROLLING MEASURES -- Statutes, rules, or other regulations -- Jury instructions -- Contracts -- SHAPING MEANING AND RESPONSES -- Issues and brief answers -- Objective statements of fact -- Persuasive statements of fact -- Discussion sections of research memos -- Argument sections -- BUILDING ABILITY AND EXPERIENCE -- Pleadings -- Notices of motion, motions and orders -- Interrogatories -- CREATING TONE -- General correspondence -- Opinion letters -- INTEGRATING TECHNIQUES -- Wills and trusts -- Scholarly articles and other research papers -- Index.
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