01812nam a2200325Ia 4500 303790 OCoLC 20200229021018.0 101022s2011 nyuab 001 0 eng 2010045177 9780735598508 (pbk.) 0735598509 (pbk.) (OCoLC)671573451 PUCPR cicg KF 250 .E378 2011 808/.06634 22 Edwards, Linda Holdeman 90622 Local Legal writing and analysis Linda H. Edwards. 3rd ed. New York Aspen Publishers Wolters Kluwer Law & Business c2011. xix, 356 p. ill., 1 map 26 cm. Aspen coursebook series Includes index. Overview of the lawyer's role -- The legal system, the common law process, and kinds of authority -- Briefing and synthesizing cases -- Interpreting statutes -- Forms of legal reasoning -- The writing process and law-trained readers -- Large-scale organization : creating an annotated outline -- Small-scale organization : explaining the law -- Small-scale organization : applying the law -- Discussing multiple issues : putting it all together -- Deepening your analysis -- Writing an office memo -- Writing professional letters -- Introduction to brief-writing -- Questions presented and point headings -- Writing the argument section -- Standards of review -- Writing a fact statement -- Using legal theory to sharpen your arguments -- Citations and quotations -- Paragraphs, sentences, and style -- Oral argument. Includes bibliographical references and index. Legal composition Local 124490 Legal briefs United States. 124488 Local Aspen coursebook series 222437 222437 0 0 lc 0 KF_250_000000000000000__E378_2011 0 cil 62078 7 7 4 2016-05-27 Aspen 75.00 483772 0 KF 250 .E378 2011 70000000890099 2016-05-27 00:00:00 r:303790 6