Writing and analysis in the law
Shapo, Helene S.
Writing and analysis in the law Helene S. Shapo, Marilyn R. Walter, Elizabeth Fajans. - 6th ed. - [New York] St. Paul, Minn. Foundation Press West c2013. - xix, 630 p. 26 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction to the legal system and legal writing -- Analyzing legal authority : case law -- Analyzing legal authority : statutes -- Organization of a legal discussion : large-scale organization -- Organization of a legal discussion : small-scale organization -- The thesis paragraph -- Writing a legal document : the legal memorandum -- The writing process -- Effective paragraphs -- Sentence structure -- Types of legal arguments in resolving questions of law -- Interviewing the client -- Counseling the client -- Letter writing -- The trial brief : memorandum of law in support of or in opposition to a motion -- Writing the appellate brief -- Oral argument.
9781609302726 1609302729
Legal composition
Law--Methodology.--United States
KF 250 / .S5 2013
Writing and analysis in the law Helene S. Shapo, Marilyn R. Walter, Elizabeth Fajans. - 6th ed. - [New York] St. Paul, Minn. Foundation Press West c2013. - xix, 630 p. 26 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction to the legal system and legal writing -- Analyzing legal authority : case law -- Analyzing legal authority : statutes -- Organization of a legal discussion : large-scale organization -- Organization of a legal discussion : small-scale organization -- The thesis paragraph -- Writing a legal document : the legal memorandum -- The writing process -- Effective paragraphs -- Sentence structure -- Types of legal arguments in resolving questions of law -- Interviewing the client -- Counseling the client -- Letter writing -- The trial brief : memorandum of law in support of or in opposition to a motion -- Writing the appellate brief -- Oral argument.
9781609302726 1609302729
Legal composition
Law--Methodology.--United States
KF 250 / .S5 2013