Grammar -- Punctuation -- Spelling -- Features of effective legal writing -- Organization and the writing process -- Legal correspondence -- Legal memoranda -- Legal briefs -- Pleadings and transactional documents -- Legal conventions and legal writing blunders -- Postwriting steps -- Document design -- Appendix A : citation form -- Appendix B : English as a second language -- Appendix C : sample appellate court brief -- Appendix D : answer keys to challenges -- Appendix E : glossary of terms -- Appendix F : glossary of usage -- Appendix G : sample case brief.