TY - BOOK AU - Oates,Laurel Currie AU - Enquist,Anne AU - Kunsch,Kelly TI - The legal writing handbook: analysis, research, and writing SN - 0735524874 AV - KF 250 .O18 2002 PY - 2002/// CY - New York PB - Aspen Law & Business KW - Legal composition KW - Local KW - Legal research KW - United States N1 - Includes index; sec. I A; Course in legal analysis, research, and writing --; pt. I A; Foundation for legal writing --; ch. 1 An; Overview of the United States legal system --; ch. 2 An; Introduction to common and enacted law --; ch. 3; Reading and analyzing statutes and cases --; pt. 2; Objective memoranda, client letters, and briefs --; ch. 4 The; Objective memorandum: its purpose, audience, and format --; ch. 5 The; First memorandum --; ch. 6 The; Second memorandum --; ch. 7 The; Opinion letter --; ch. 8; Writing a trial brief --; ch. 9; Writing an appellate brief --; ch. 10; Oral advocacy --; sec. II; Resources in legal research, style, and grammar --; pt. 3 A; Guide to legal research --; ch. 11; Introduction to legal research --; ch. 12 Constitutions and charters --; ch. 13 The; Legislative branch --; ch. 14 The; Executive branch and administrative agencies --; ch. 15 The; Judicial branch --; ch. 16; Secondary sources --; ch. 17; Citators --; ch. 18; Computer-assisted legal research --; ch. 19; How to approach a legal research problem --; pt. 4; Guide to effective writing --; ch. 20; Effective writing - the whole paper --; ch. 21; Connections between paragraphs --; ch. 22; Effective paragraphs --; ch. 23; Connections between sentences --; ch. 24; Effective sentences --; ch. 25; Effective words --; ch. 26; Eloquence --; pt. 5 A; Guide to correct writing --; ch. 27; Grammar --; ch. 28; Punctuation --; ch. 29; Mechanics --; ch. 30; Legal writing for English-as-a-Second language students ER -