Edwards, Linda Holdeman creator text nyu New York Aspen Publishers Wolters Kluwer Law & Business c2011 2011 3rd ed. monographic eng

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xix, 356 p. ill., 1 map 26 cm. 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. Linda H. Edwards. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Legal composition Legal briefs United States KF 250 .E378 2011 808/.06634 9780735598508 (pbk.) 0735598509 (pbk.) 2010045177 PUCPR 101022 20200229021018.0 303790