Schmedemann, Deborah A. <br/><br/>
Synthesis  legal reading, reasoning, and writing 
Deborah A. Schmedemann, Christina L. Kunz. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - New York, NY  Aspen Publishers/Wolters Kluwer Law & Business  c2007. 
 - xxxiii, 566 p.  ill.  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: The lawyer's roles and the legal system -- The structure of legal rules -- Reading cases -- Fusing cases -- Reading statutes -- Interpreting statutes -- Reading commentary -- Applying a rule to facts: deductive reasoning -- Applying a rule to facts: reasoning by example and public policy analysis -- Rule-driven writing: the IRAC template -- Advisory writing: the function and format of the office memo -- The office memo: the discussion -- The office memo: issues, short answers, and conclusion -- The office memo: the facts -- Advisory: the function and format of the advice letter -- Persuasive writing: the function and format of the demand letter -- Advocacy writing in the pre-trial and trial setting: the function and format of the motion practice memorandum -- Fundamentals of advocacy -- Advocacy writing in the appellate setting: the function and format of the appellate brief -- Advanced advocacy -- Oral advocacy. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780735562837 0735562830 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007009695 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Legal composition<br/>Forensic oratory<br/>Law--Interpretation and construction.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF 250  / .S36 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>808/.06634