TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pollman,Terrill
TI  - Legal writing: examples & explanations
SN  - 9780735597303
AV  - KF 250 .L398 2011
U1  - 808/.06634 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
KW  - Legal composition
KW  - Local
KW  - Law
KW  - United States
KW  - Language
KW  - LEMB
N1  - Includes index; How 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
ER  -