Successful legal analysis and writing the fundamentals
Bradley G. Clary, Pamela Lysaght.
- 3rd ed.
- St. Paul, MN Thomson/West c2010.
- viii, 270 p. 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Road mapping -- The role of facts in resolving legal problems -- The role of rules in resolving legal problems -- Determining the rule in typical, simple scenarios -- Determining the rule in typical, complex scenarios -- Determining the rule in atypical scenarios -- Determining the meaning of a statutory rule -- Basic organizing principles in legal analysis and writing -- Basic writing principles -- Citation and quotation basics -- Communicating a predictive analysis -- Communicating a presuasive analysis -- Oral argument.