Shapo, Helene S. <br/><br/>
Writing and analysis in the law 
Helene S. Shapo, Marilyn R. Walter, Elizabeth Fajans. 
 - 6th ed. 
 - [New York]  St. Paul, Minn.  Foundation Press  West  c2013. 
 - xix, 630 p.  26 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction to the legal system and legal writing -- Analyzing legal authority : case law -- Analyzing legal authority : statutes -- Organization of a legal discussion : large-scale organization -- Organization of a legal discussion : small-scale organization -- The thesis paragraph -- Writing a legal document : the legal memorandum -- The writing process -- Effective paragraphs -- Sentence structure -- Types of legal arguments in resolving questions of law -- Interviewing the client -- Counseling the client -- Letter writing -- The trial brief : memorandum of law in support of or in opposition to a motion -- Writing the appellate brief -- Oral argument. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781609302726 1609302729 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Legal composition<br/>Law--Methodology.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF 250  / .S5 2013