TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hegland,Kenney F.
TI  - Introduction to the study and practice of law in a nutshell
T2  - West nutshell series
SN  - 0314290427
AV  - KF 273 .H4 2014
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - St. Paul, MN
PB  - West Academic Publishing
KW  - Law
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - United States
KW  - LEMB
KW  - Practice of law
KW  - Local
N1  - Includes index; "Mat #41538310."; Prologue; The best of schools, the worst of schools --; THE BALL : LEGAL ANALYSIS; Your first case --; Your first argument --; Case analysis --; Case synthesis --; Statutes : "are Pringles potato chips?" --; "Oh, no, I forgot ethics" --; Deep thoughts, for later --; PLAYING BALL : DOING LAW; Cases and puzzles --; Briefs --; Briefs analyzed and much more --; Classes : "what if the dog were an alligator?" --; Study aids, study groups, outlining and messy casebooks --; Fear and loathing in the first year --; GAME DAY : EXAMS; Taking exams : the only skill worth having! --; Practice test --; A tale of two answers --; Multiple choice exams --; Zen and exams --; LEGAL WRITING AND ORAL ADVOCACY; Stories --; Goals, getting better, and getting started --; SIR transitions and writing tips --; Murder your darlings --; Writing exercises --; "May it please the court" -- gulp --; LITIGATION; Case planning : the interplay of law and fact -- backwards --; Complaints, answers, pretrial motions, and discovery --; Trials --; K v. Landlord, greatest hits --; Oh, one last thing
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