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  <tableOfContents>Introduction to legal analysis -- Introduction to American legal system -- Reading and briefing cases: the basics -- Evaluating rules of law -- Evaluating a case -- Evaluating how an earlier case affects your client -- Evaluating multiple cases -- The office memorandum: an overview -- Selecting cases for the memo -- The discussion section: the basic template for analysis -- The discussion section: drafting roadmap paragraphs -- The discussion section: drafting the analysis (single case) -- The discussion section: drafting the analysis (multiple cases) -- Drafting an office memo: completing the draft -- Revising and finalizing the memo: content &amp; organizational structure -- Revising &amp; finalizing the memo: sentence structure &amp; word choice -- Finalizing the memo: citation form -- Drafting client letter -- Persuasive writing style strategies -- Law-centered arguments: based on statutory construction -- Law-centered arguments: based on cases -- Fact-centered arguments: pre-drafting strategies -- Fact-centered arguments: the argument -- Addressing unfavorable law and arguments -- Trial &amp; appellate court briefs -- Trial &amp; appellate court briefs: the factual statement -- Trial &amp; appellate court briefs: the argument -- Appellate court briefs: scope of review &amp; statement of the issues -- Oral arguments -- Demand &amp; settlement letters -- Appendices.</tableOfContents>
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  <note>Includes index.</note>
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