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Legal writing and analysis
Title:
Legal writing and analysis
Author:
Edwards, Linda Holdeman, 1948- author.
ISBN:
9781543805178
Edition:
Fifth edition.
Physical Description:
pages cm.
Series:
Aspen coursebook series.
Contents:
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 and emails -- Introduction to brief-writing -- Questions presented and point headings -- Writing the argument section -- Standards of review -- Writing a fact statement -- Citations and quotations -- Paragraphs, sentences, and style -- Oral argument.