01802nam a2200325Ia 4500 303800 OCoLC 20200229021018.0 100430s2010 nyuk b 001 0 eng 2010018484 9780735591899 (pbk. : alk. paper) 073559189X (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780735591905 (pbk. ; teacher's manual) 0735591903 (pbk. ; teacher's manual) (OCoLC)611553462 PUCPR cicg KF 250 .P72 2010 808/.06634 22 A practical guide to legal writing and legal method John C. Dernbach ... [et al.]. 4th ed. New York Aspen Publishers c2010. xxiii, 493 p. forms 26 cm. teacher's manual. Includes bibliographical references (p. 481-488) and index. Rules and policies -- Sources of law -- Case analysis and case briefs -- Precedent and stare decisis -- Understanding legal rules -- Identifying and selecting issues for analysis -- Common law analysis -- Statutory analysis -- Reaching a conclusion -- Organization -- Describing the law -- Explaining the analysis -- Signposting -- Drafting the discussion -- Revising and editing -- Elements of an office memorandum -- The discussion -- Statement of facts for a memorandum -- Questions presented -- Opinion letters -- Elements of a brief -- Structure of an argument -- Persuasive writing -- Point headings -- Statement of facts for a brief -- Briefs to a trial court -- Briefs to an appellate court. Legal composition Local 124490 Law United States Methodology. LEMB 150 Law United States Language. LEMB 150 Dernbach, John C. 1953- 85919 Local 222447 222447 0 0 lc 0 KF_250_000000000000000__P72_2010 0 cil 62147 7 7 4 2016-05-27 Aspen 82.00 483771 0 KF 250 .P72 2010 70000000890098 2016-05-27 00:00:00 r:303800 6