TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dernbach,John C.
TI  - A practical guide to legal writing and legal method
SN  - 9780735591899 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - KF 250 .P72 2010
U1  - 808/.06634 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Aspen Publishers
KW  - Legal composition
KW  - Local
KW  - Law
KW  - United States
KW  - Methodology
KW  - LEMB
KW  - Language
N1  - 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
ER  -