Schultz, Nancy L. creator Sirico, Louis J. Jr 1945- text bibliography nju Newark, NJ LexisNexis 2004 4th ed. monographic eng

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xxi, 716, 11 pages : forms ; 24 cm + teacher's manual (249 pages ; 28 cm) 1. Overview -- 2. Learning about the legal system -- 3. Research strategy -- 4. How to brief a case -- 5. Introdction to legal analysis -- 6. Purpose, context, and structure -- 7. Make your main themes stand out -- 8. Help the reader to understand you -- 9. Meeting the client -- 10. Introduction to the memo -- 11. The memo: heading, issue, and conclusion -- 12. Practice with drafting memos: heading, issues, and conclusions -- 13. The memo: facts and discussion -- 14. Practice with memos: facts and discussion -- 15. Writing the client opinion letter -- 16. Practice with client letters -- 17. Advising the client -- 18. Negotiating -- 19. Drafting settlement agreements -- 20. Drafting pleadings -- 21. Praceice with pleadings -- 22. Discovery -- 23. Writing persuasively -- 24. Writing pre-trial motions -- 25. Drafting jury instructions -- 26. Introduction to writing briefs -- 27. Appellate process and standard of review -- 28. The appellate brief: the introductory parts -- 29. The appellate brief: statement of facts; summary of argument -- 30. Practice in writing the statement of facts and summary of argument -- 31. The appellate brief: argument and conclusion -- 32. Practice writing the argument in an appellate brief -- 33. Basic principles of oral communication -- 34. The appellate argument -- 35. Practice with oral arguments. by Nancy L. Schultz, Louis J. Sirico, Jr. Includes bibliographical references and index. Legal composition Oral pleading United States Legal composition Oral pleading United States KF 250 .S38 2004 808/.06634 Schultz, Nancy L. Newark, NJ : LexisNexis, 2004 4th ed. (OCoLC)755267889 0820559962 9780820559964 0820561355 9780820561356 2004101810 744 Broad St., Newark, NJ 07102 PUCPR 040209 20190215134140.0 ocm56368196 eng