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The second edition has the same accessible format as the first; it divides the process of thinking & writing about legal problems into steps, explains the steps, illustrates good & bad ways of applying the steps, & provides focused exercises to reinforce good legal writing skills. Three new appendixes-two trial court briefs & a second memo-have also been added. The methods & writing skills in the book teach & reinforce the basic skills for "thinking like a lawyer." Complimentary Teacher's Manual available for quantity orders by professors & law schools. Second & third printings in 1995 & 1999 respectively. THIS BOOK IS PART OF OUR STUDENT SURVIVAL PACK...6 books for one low price (see Hein Item #324340).

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• Part I Introduction to Law
• Rules and Policies
• Sources of Law
• Case Analysis and Case Briefs
• Precedent and Stare Decisis
• Part II Basic Concepts of Legal Method
• Understanding Legal Rules
• Identifying and Selecting Issues for Analysis
• Common Law Analysis
• Statutory Analysis
• Reaching a Conclusion
• Part III Basic Concepts of Legal Writing
• Organization
• Describing the Law
• Explaining the Analysis
• Signposting
• Drafting the Discussion
• Revising and Editing
• Part IV The Office Memorandum
• Elements of an Office Memorandum
• The Discussion
• Statement of Facts for a Memorandum
• Questions Presented
• Part V Briefs
• Elements of a Brief
• The Argument
• Point Headings
• Statement of Facts for a Brief
• Briefs to a Trial Court
• Briefs to an Appellate Court
• Appendices
• Appendix A Sample Office Memorandum
• Appendix B Defendant's Brief to the Trial Court
• Appendix C Plaintiff's Brief to the Trial Court
• Appendix D District Court Opinion
• Appendix E Appellant's Brief to Court of Appeals
• Appendix F Appellee's Brief to Court of Appeals
• Appendix G Selected Books on Style and Grammar
• Bibliography Sources of Law