01806nam a2200265Ia 4500001000700000003000600007005001700013008004100030010001500071020001800086020001500104035002100119040001000140050002300150082001900173245007400192260005200266263000900318300001100327500002000338505107800358650002901436650004001465700003501505303795OCoLC20200229021018.0110406s2011    nyu           001 0 eng    a2011014576  a9780735597303  a0735597308  a(OCoLC)711959946  aPUCPR00aKF 250b.L398 201100a808/.0663422200aLegal writingbexamples & explanationscTerrill Pollman ... [et al.].  aNew YorkbWolters Kluwer Law & Businesscc2011.  a1106  ap. cm.  aIncludes index.0 aHow to use this book -- Transitioning to legal writing -- Overview : office memos -- Choosing authority -- Interpreting statutes -- Organizing the discussion -- Constructing a rule -- Stating and explaining the rule -- Applying the law : fact-based analysis -- Applying the law : analogical analysis -- Appling the law : policy analysis -- Writing the introduction to the discussion (or argument) -- Writing the question presented (objective) -- Writing the brief answer -- Writing the facts -- Overview : motions and briefs -- Handling standards of review -- Developing a theory of the case and themes -- Writing point headings and subheadings -- Making persuasive arguments -- Making persuasive counterarguments -- Writing the summary of the argument -- Writing a persuasive fact statement -- Writing the question presented (persuasive) -- Overview to Part IV : revising & rewriting -- Fixing awkward sentence structure -- Starting paragraphs powerfully -- Writing concisely to stay within the word count or page limit -- Bringing it together : transitions and coherence. 0aLegal composition2Local 0aLawzUnited StatesxLanguage.2LEMB1 aPollman, Terrilld1948-2Local