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A practical guide to legal writing and legal method
Title:
A practical guide to legal writing and legal method
Author:
Dernbach, John C., 1953-
ISBN:
9780735591899

9780735591905
Edition:
4th ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Aspen Publishers, ©2010.
Physical Description:
xxiii, 493 pages : forms ; 26 cm + teacher's manual
Contents:
Rules and policies -- Sources of law -- Case analysis and case briefs -- Precedent and stare decisis -- Understanding legal rules -- Identifying and selecting issues for analysis -- Common law analysis -- Statutory analysis -- Reaching a conclusion -- Organization -- Describing the law -- Explaining the analysis -- Signposting -- Drafting the discussion -- Revising and editing -- Elements of an office memorandum -- The discussion -- Statement of facts for a memorandum -- Questions presented -- Opinion letters -- Elements of a brief -- Structure of an argument -- Persuasive writing -- Point headings -- Statement of facts for a brief -- Briefs to a trial court -- Briefs to an appellate court.