02157nam a2200313Ia 4500 287427 OCoLC 20200229020958.0 080822s2008 mnu 001 0 eng 2008276739 9780314194152 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0314194150 (pbk. : alk. paper) (OCoLC)232119982 PUCPR cicg KF 273 .H4 2008 Hegland, Kenney F. Local 109438 Introduction to the study and practice of law in a nutshell by Kenney F. Hegland. Study and practice of law 5th ed. St. Paul, MN Thomson/West c2008. xix, 453 p. 19 cm. West nutshell series Local 188353 Includes index. Pt. 1. Legal analysis made simple. The second-case-in-the-world -- Case analysis -- Case synthesis -- Cases of first impression -- Statutory interpretation -- Some questions of jurisprudence -- Some questions of ethics -- pt. 2. Study skills. Studying law : application, not memorization -- Reading cases -- Briefing cases -- Being there : class -- Study aids, study groups, outlining and messy casebooks -- Fear and loathing in your first year -- pt. 3. Exams. Writing law school exams : the only skill worth having -- Practice test -- The tale of two answers -- Multiple choice exams -- Zen and the art of exams -- pt. 4. Legal writing and oral advocacy. Spilt milk : how moms, and judges, decide -- Written legal analysis : goals, getting better, and getting started -- Writing tips -- Murder your darlings -- Writing exercises -- Oral argument -- Oral argument: an example -- pt. 5. Litigation. Case planning : the interplay of law and fact-backwards -- Complaints, answers, pretrial motions and discovery -- Trials -- K v. Landlord, greatest hits -- pt. 6. Finishing school and beginning a career. The second and third years -- Career choices -- Lawyers on lawyering . Law Study and teaching United States. LEMB 150 Practice of law United States. Local 153200 Nutshell series. 207745 207745 0 0 lc 0 KF_273_000000000000000__H4_2008 0 cil 330964 7 7 4 2016-05-27 Thomson West 30.00 423331 0 KF 273 .H4 2008 70000000845474 2016-05-27 00:00:00 r:287427 6