Legal writing : examples & explanations / Terrill Pollman, Judith M. Stinson, Elizabeth Pollman.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business,
[2014]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Examples & explanations series.
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Table of Contents:
- How to use this book
- Transitioning to legal writing
- Overview : office memos
- Choosing authority
- Interpreting statutes
- Organizing the discussion
- Constructing a rule
- Stating and explaining the rule
- Applying the law : fact-based analysis
- Applying the law : analogical analysis
- Applying the law : policy analysis
- Writing the introduction to the discussion (or argument)
- Writing the question presented (objective)
- Writing the brief answer
- Writing the facts
- Overview : motions and briefs
- Handling standards of review
- Developing a theory of the case and themes
- Writing point headings and subheadings
- Making persuasive arguments
- Making persuasive counterarguments
- Writing the summary of the argument
- Writing a persuasive fact statement
- Writing the question presented (persuasive)
- Overview : revising and rewriting
- Fixing awkward sentence structure
- Starting paragraphs powerfully
- Writing concisely to stay within the word count or page limit
- Bringing it together : transitions and coherence
- The writer's life : where to go from here.