TY  - BOOK
AU  - Edwards,Linda Holdeman
TI  - Legal writing and analysis
T2  - Aspen coursebook series
SN  - 9780735598508 (pbk.)
AV  - KF 250 .E378 2011
U1  - 808/.06634 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - Aspen Publishers, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
KW  - Legal composition
KW  - Local
KW  - Legal briefs
KW  - United States
N1  - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and 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
ER  -