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Legal Writing and Analysis » (1st Edition)
Authors: Linda Holdemann Edwards
ISBN-13: 9780735537095, ISBN-10: 0735537097
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Date Published: April 2003
Edition: 1st Edition
Author Biography: Linda Holdemann Edwards
Book Synopsis
In a concise text that tracks the traditional legal writing course syllabus, Edwards (Mercer U.) introduces the functions and drafting of standard legal documents. He include exercises and samples of such common legal papers as case briefs and a retainer letter. This is a revision of Legal Writing: Process, Analysis, and Organization (no date given). Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Table of Contents
| Preface | ||
| Acknowledgments | ||
| Pt. 1 | Lawyers and the Legal Landscape | 1 |
| 1 | Overview of the Lawyer's Role | 3 |
| 2 | The Legal System, the Common Law Process, and Kinds of Authority | 13 |
| Pt. 2 | Reading and Analyzing the Law | 29 |
| 3 | Briefing and Synthesizing Cases | 31 |
| 4 | Interpreting Statutes | 45 |
| 5 | Forms of Legal Reasoning | 55 |
| Pt. 3 | Writing the Discussion of a Legal Question | 63 |
| 6 | The Writing Process and Law-Trained Readers | 65 |
| 7 | Large-Scale Organization: Creating an Annotated Outline | 77 |
| 8 | Small-Scale Organization: Explaining the Law | 89 |
| 9 | Small-Scale Organization: Applying the Law | 101 |
| 10 | Discussing Multiple Issues: Putting It All Together | 109 |
| 11 | Deepening Your Analysis | 117 |
| Pt. 4 | Predictive Writing | 125 |
| 12 | Writing an Office Memo | 127 |
| 13 | Writing Professional Letters | 143 |
| Pt. 5 | The Shift to Advocacy | 157 |
| 14 | Introduction to Brief-Writing | 159 |
| 15 | Point Headings | 173 |
| 16 | Writing a Fact Statement | 183 |
| 17 | Writing a Trial-Level Brief | 201 |
| 18 | Writing an Appellate Brief | 213 |
| 19 | Using Legal Theory to Sharpen Your Arguments | 225 |
| Pt. 6 | Style and Formalities | 243 |
| 20 | Citations and Quotations | 245 |
| 21 | Paragraphs, Sentences, and Style | 269 |
| Pt. 7 | Oral Advocacy | 283 |
| 22 | Oral Argument | 285 |
| App. A: Sample Office Memorandum | 299 | |
| App. B: Sample Trial-Level Brief | 305 | |
| App. C: Sample Appellate Brief | 311 | |
| App. D: Sample Letters | 321 | |
| App. E: Cases | 329 | |
| Index | 339 |
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