Legal writing and other lawyering skills / by Nancy L. Schultz, Louis J. Sirico, Jr.
Detalles de publicación: Newark, NJ : LexisNexis, 2004.Edición: 4th edDescripción: xxi, 716, 11 pages : forms ; 24 cm + teacher's manual (249 pages ; 28 cm)Tipo de contenido:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0820559962
- 9780820559964
- 0820561355
- 9780820561356
- 808/.06634 22
- KF 250 .S38 2004
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This coursebook contains a complete set of materials both for a legal writing or lawyering skills course. Inspired by the plain English movement, the authors offer step-by-step instruction in writing pleadings, memoranda, opinion letters, jury instructions, & briefs as well as in drafting agreements & making oral arguments. This book teaches writing style & citation form & contains exercises, numerous sample documents, & transcripts of oral arguments. An introduction to client counseling & negotiation skills is also provided. Teacher's Manual available.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Overview -- 2. Learning about the legal system -- 3. Research strategy -- 4. How to brief a case -- 5. Introdction to legal analysis -- 6. Purpose, context, and structure -- 7. Make your main themes stand out -- 8. Help the reader to understand you -- 9. Meeting the client -- 10. Introduction to the memo -- 11. The memo: heading, issue, and conclusion -- 12. Practice with drafting memos: heading, issues, and conclusions -- 13. The memo: facts and discussion -- 14. Practice with memos: facts and discussion -- 15. Writing the client opinion letter -- 16. Practice with client letters -- 17. Advising the client -- 18. Negotiating -- 19. Drafting settlement agreements -- 20. Drafting pleadings -- 21. Praceice with pleadings -- 22. Discovery -- 23. Writing persuasively -- 24. Writing pre-trial motions -- 25. Drafting jury instructions -- 26. Introduction to writing briefs -- 27. Appellate process and standard of review -- 28. The appellate brief: the introductory parts -- 29. The appellate brief: statement of facts; summary of argument -- 30. Practice in writing the statement of facts and summary of argument -- 31. The appellate brief: argument and conclusion -- 32. Practice writing the argument in an appellate brief -- 33. Basic principles of oral communication -- 34. The appellate argument -- 35. Practice with oral arguments.