TY - BOOK AU - Coughlin,Christine Nero AU - Malmud,Joan AU - Patrick,Sandy TI - A lawyer writes: a practical guide to legal analysis SN - 9781594603600 (paperback) AV - KF 250 .C68 2008 U1 - 808/.06634 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Durham, NC PB - Carolina Academic Press KW - Legal composition KW - Local KW - Law KW - United States KW - LEMB N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. How attorneys communicate -- 2. Sources and systems of the law -- 3. Reading for comprehension -- 4. Finding your argument -- 5. Organizing your legal authority -- 6. One legal argument -- 7. Explaining the law -- 8. Applying the law -- 9. Conclusions to one legal argument -- 10. Policy -- 11. Statutory analysis -- 12. The discussion section: introducing and connecting legal arguments -- 13. Question presented and brief answer -- 14. Statement of facts -- 15. Conclusion to the memorandum -- 16. Editing and polishing -- 17. Professional e-mails UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0820/2008025366.html ER -