Shapo, Helene S. creator Walter, Marilyn R. 1943- Fajans, Elizabeth. text mnu New York] St. Paul, Minn Foundation Press West c2013 2013 6th ed. monographic eng

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xix, 630 p. 26 cm. 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. Helene S. Shapo, Marilyn R. Walter, Elizabeth Fajans. Includes index. Legal composition Law United States Methodology KF 250 .S5 2013 9781609302726 1609302729 PUCPR 130517 20200229021019.0 322497