legal reading, reasoning, and writing Schmedemann, Deborah A. creator Kunz, Christina L. text bibliography nyu New York, NY Aspen Publishers/Wolters Kluwer Law & Business c2007 2007 3rd ed. monographic eng

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xxxiii, 566 p. ill. 26 cm. 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. Deborah A. Schmedemann, Christina L. Kunz. Includes bibliographical references and index. Legal composition Forensic oratory Law United States Interpretation and construction KF 250 .S36 2007 808/.06634 9780735562837 0735562830 2007009695 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0712/2007009695.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0712/2007009695.html PUCPR 070307 20200229021018.0 292232