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The legal writing handbook : analysis, research, and writing
Title
The legal writing handbook : analysis, research, and writing / Laurel Currie Oates, Professor of Law, Seattle University School of Law; Anne Enquist, Professor Emeritus, Seattle University School of Law; Jeremy Francis, Associate Clinical Professor of Law, Writing Specialist, Michigan State University College of Law.
ISBN
9781454895282
1454895284
Edition
Seventh edition.
Publication
New York : Wolters Kluwer, [2018]
Physical Description
xxxiv, 854 pages : illustrations, forms ; 26 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 08, 2019
Series
Aspen coursebook series.
Contents
Book I : Introduction to legal writing
Making the transition
The United States legal system
Book II : Legal research
Primary authority
Secondary authority
Finding tools
Citators
Mandatory vs. persuasive authority
Developing effective research strategies
Reading statutes
Reading cases
Book III : Formal memos, e-memos, and opinion letters
Drafting memos
Getting the assignment
Drafting the heading and statement of facts
Drafting the issue statement and brief answer
Drafting the discussion section
Drafting the formal conclusion
Revising, editing, and proofreading the memo
Drafting memos requiring other types of analysis
E-memos
Drafting opinion letters
Book IV : Briefs and oral argument
Writing a motion brief
Writing an appellate brief
Oral advocacy
Book V: A guide to effective writing
Effective writing
the whole paper
Connections between paragraphs
Effective paragraphs
Connections between sentences
Effective sentences
Effective words
Eloquence
Book VI : A guide to correct writing
Grammar
Punctuation
Mechanics
Book VII : A guide to legal writing for English-as-a-Second-Language writers
Legal writing for English-as-a-Second-Language writers.
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