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This text retains the strengths that made it so successful in its first edition: - helps students understand the features unique to brief writing and how to apply them in practice - includes helpful examples of trial and appellate briefs - provides unique coverage of brief writing by itself, for students who need extra help and guidance, or for instructors who want to add extra coverage of this area to their current legal writing text - features the straightforward, step-by-step writing style that has made the Legal Writing Handbook so successful - offers a Teacher's Manual that includes sample syllabi, class plans, and new handouts and suggested brief problems - the Author Website contains materials on effective teaching, sample class plans, PowerPoint slides, and suggested problems - professors who adopt Just Briefs can use the online diagnostic exam Now in its Second Edition, this companion text offers additional great features: - it is now more useful to students competing in moot court competitions because moot court competitions tend to examine federal issues that require federal law, the authors have updated the chapter on drafting appellate briefs, focusing on writing a brief for a federal court rather than a state court - a Practice Pointers feature provides students with useful real world advice

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• Preface(p. xvii)
• Acknowledgments(p. xix)
• Chapter 1 Writing a Trial Brief(p. 1)
• 1.1 Motion Briefs(p. 1)
• 1.1.1 Audience(p. 1)
• 1.1.2 Purpose(p. 2)
• 1.1.3 Conventions(p. 2)
• 1.2 State v. Patterson(p. 2)
• 1.3 Developing a Theory of the Case(p. 2)
• 1.4 The Caption(p. 3)
• 1.5 The Statement of Facts(p. 10)
• 1.5.1 Select the Facts(p. 10)
• a Background Facts(p. 10)
• b Legally Significant Facts(p. 10)
• c Emotionally Significant Facts(p. 10)
• 1.5.2 Select an Organizational Scheme(p. 11)
• 1.5.3 Present the Facts(p. 11)
• a Create a Favorable Context(p. 11)
• b Tell the Story from the Client's Point of View(p. 13)
• c Emphasize the Facts that Support Your Theory of the Case, and De-emphasize Those that Do Not(p. 14)
• 1 Airtime(p. 14)
• 2 Detail(p. 15)
• 3 Positions of Emphasis(p. 16)
• 4 Sentence Length(p. 17)
• 5 Active and Passive Voice(p. 18)
• 6 Dependent and Main Clauses(p. 18)
• d Choose Your Words Carefully(p. 19)
• 1.5.4 Checklist for Critiquing the Statement of Facts(p. 20)
• 1.6 Drafting the Issue Statement(p. 21)
• 1.6.1 Select the Lens(p. 21)
• 1.6.2 Select a Format(p. 21)
• 1.6.3 Make Your Issue Statement Subtly Persuasive(p. 23)
• 1.6.4 Checklist for Critiquing the Issue Statement(p. 24)
• 1.7 Ordering the Issues and Arguments(p. 25)
• 1.7.1 Present the Issues and Arguments in a Logical Order(p. 25)
• 1.7.2 Decide Which Issues and Arguments Should Be Presented First(p. 26)
• 1.8 Drafting the Argumentative Headings(p. 26)
• 1.8.1 Use Your Argumentative Headings to Define the Structure of the Arguments(p. 26)
• 1.8.2 Use Your Argumentative Headings to Persuade(p. 27)
• 1.8.3 Make Your Headings Readable(p. 29)
• 1.8.4 Follow the Conventions: Number, Placement, and Typefaces(p. 29)
• 1.8.5 Checklist for Critiquing the Argumentative Headings(p. 31)
• 1.9 Drafting the Arguments(p. 31)
• 1.9.1 Identify Your Assertions and Your Support for Those Assertions(p. 32)
• a Setting Out Your Assertion(p. 32)
• b Supporting Your Assertion(p. 32)
• 1.9.2 Select an Organizational Scheme(p. 34)
• 1.9.3 Present the Rules in the Light Most Favorable to Your Client(p. 38)
• 1.9.4 Present the Cases in the Light Most Favorable to Your Client(p. 41)
• 1.9.5 Present the Arguments in the Light Most Favorable to Your Client(p. 43)
• a Present Your Own Arguments First(p. 43)
• b Give the Most Airtime to Your Own Arguments(p. 44)
• c Use Language that Strengthens Your Arguments and Undermines the Other Side's Arguments(p. 44)
• d Use the Same Persuasive Techniques You Used in Setting Out the Facts, Issues, Rules, and Analogous Cases(p. 45)
• 1.9.6 Checklist for Critiquing the Argument(p. 45)
• 1.10 The Prayer for Relief(p. 47)
• 1.11 Signing the Brief(p. 47)
• Defendant's Brief(p. 49)
• State's Brief(p. 59)
• Chapter 2 Writing an Appellate Brief(p. 67)
• 2.1 Practicing Before an Appellate Court(p. 68)
• 2.1.1 Types of Appellate Review(p. 68)
• 2.1.2 Time Limits for Filing the Notice of Appeal or Petition for Discretionary Review(p. 69)
• 2.1.3 The Notice of Appeal or Notice for Discretionary Review(p. 69)
• 2.1.4 Scope of Review(p. 69)
• 2.1.5 The Record on Appeal(p. 70)
• 2.1.6 Types of Briefs(p. 71)
• 2.2 Understanding Your Audience, Your Purpose, and the Conventions(p. 71)
• 2.2.1 Audience(p. 71)
• 2.2.2 Purpose(p. 73)
• 2.2.3 Conentions(p. 73)
• 2.3 Getting the Case: United States v. Josephy(p. 74)
• 2.4 Preparing to Write the Brief(p. 76)
• 2.4.1 Reviewing the Record for Error(p. 76)
• 2.4.2 Selecting the Issues on Appeal(p. 78)
• a Was There an Error?(p. 78)
• b Was the Error Preserved?(p. 79)
• c What Is the Standard of Review?(p. 79)
• d Was the Error Harmless?(p. 80)
• 2.4.3 Preparing an Abstract of the Record(p. 82)
• 2.4.4 Preparing the Record on Appeal(p. 83)
• 2.5 Researching the Issues on Appeal(p. 83)
• 2.6 Planning the Brief(p. 84)
• 2.6.1 Analyzing the Facts and the Law(p. 84)
• 2.6.2 Developing a Theory of the Case(p. 85)
• 2.6.3 Selecting an Organizational Scheme(p. 87)
• a Deciding on the Number of Issues and Headings(p. 87)
• b Ordering the Issues and Arguments(p. 91)
• 2.7 Preparing the Cover(p. 92)
• 2.8 Preparing the Table of Contents(p. 92)
• 2.9 Preparing the Table of Authorities(p. 93)
• 2.10 Drafting the Jurisdictional Statement(p. 93)
• 2.11 Drafting the Statement of Issues Presented for Review(p. 94)
• 2.11.1 Select a Format(p. 95)
• 2.11.2 Make the Issue Statement Subtly Persuasive(p. 96)
• a State the Question So that It Suggests the Conclusion You Want the Court to Reach(p. 96)
• b Emphasize the Facts that Support Your Theory of the Case(p. 98)
• c Emphasize or De-emphasize the Burden of Proof and Standard of Review(p. 99)
• 2.11.3 Make Sure the Issue Statement Is Readable(p. 100)
• 2.12 Drafting the Statement of the Case(p. 100)
• 2.12.1 Check the Rules(p. 100)
• 2.12.2 Draft the Statement of the Case(p. 101)
• 2.12.3 Select the Facts(p. 102)
• a Legally Significant Facts(p. 102)
• b Emotionally Significant Facts(p. 102)
• c Background Facts(p. 102)
• 2.12.4 Select an Organizational Scheme(p. 103)
• 2.12.5 Present the Facts in the Light Most Favorable to the Client(p. 103)
• a Create a Favorable Context(p. 104)
• b Tell the Story from the Client's Point of View(p. 106)
• c Emphasize Those Facts that Support Your Theory of the Case and De-emphasize Those that Do Not(p. 108)
• d Choose Words Carefully(p. 115)
• e Be Subtly Persuasive(p. 116)
• 2.13 Drafting the Summary of the Argument(p. 116)
• 2.14 Drafting the Argumentative Headings(p. 117)
• 2.14.1 Use the Argumentative Headings to Outline the Argument for the Court(p. 117)
• 2.14.2 Use the Argumentative Headings to Persuade(p. 118)
• a Write Headings as Positive Assertions(p. 118)
• b Provide Support for Your Assertions(p. 119)
• c Make Sure that Your Headings Are Neither Too Specific nor Too General(p. 121)
• d Make Your Headings Readable(p. 121)
• e Use the Same Persuasive Techniques You Used in Drafting the Issue Statements and Statement of Facts(p. 123)
• 2.14.3 Use the Conventional Formats for Headings(p. 123)
• 2.15 Drafting the Arguments(p. 124)
• 2.15.1 Knowing What You Need, and Want, to Argue(p. 124)
• 2.15.2 Selecting an Organizational Scheme(p. 125)
• 2.15.3 Presenting the Rules, Descriptions of Analogous Cases, and Arguments in the Light Most Favorable to Your Client(p. 130)
• a Presenting the Rules(p. 130)
• b Presenting the Cases(p. 132)
• c Constructing and Presenting the Arguments(p. 140)
• d Using Quotations(p. 142)
• e Responding to the Other Side's Arguments(p. 144)
• f Avoiding the Common Problem of Neglecting to Make Explicit Connections(p. 148)
• g Avoiding the Common Problem of Not Dealing with Weaknesses(p. 150)
• h Avoiding the Mistake of Overlooking Good Arguments(p. 151)
• 2.16 Drafting the Conclusion or Prayer for Relief(p. 151)
• 2.17 Preparing the Signature Block(p. 152)
• 2.18 Preparing the Appendix(p. 153)
• 2.19 Revising, Editing, and Proofreading(p. 153)
• Appellant's Brief(p. 155)
• Appellee's Brief(p. 183)
• Harmless Error Analysis Example(p. 202)
• Chapter 3 Oral Advocacy(p. 207)
• 3.1 Audience(p. 207)
• 3.2 Purpose(p. 208)
• 3.3 Preparing for Oral Argument(p. 208)
• 3.3.1 Deciding What to Argue(p. 208)
• 3.3.2 Preparing an Outline(p. 209)
• 3.3.3 Practicing the Argument(p. 209)
• 3.3.4 Reviewing the Facts and the Law(p. 209)
• 3.3.5 Organizing Your Materials(p. 210)
• a Notes or Outline(p. 210)
• b The Briefs(p. 210)
• c The Record(p. 210)
• d The Law(p. 210)
• 3.4 Courtroom Procedures and Etiquette(p. 210)
• 3.4.1 Seating(p. 210)
• 3.4.2 Before the Case Is Called(p. 211)
• 3.4.3 Courtroom Etiquette(p. 211)
• 3.4.4 Appropriate Dress(p. 211)
• 3.5 Making the Argument(p. 211)
• 3.5.1 Introductions(p. 212)
• 3.5.2 Opening(p. 212)
• 3.5.3 Statement of the Issues(p. 213)
• a The Moving Party(p. 213)
• b The Responding Party(p. 213)
• 3.5.4 Summary of Facts(p. 213)
• a The Moving Party(p. 213)
• b The Responding Party(p. 214)
• 3.5.5 The Argument(p. 214)
• 3.5.6 Answering Questions(p. 215)
• 3.5.7 The Closing(p. 216)
• 3.5.8 Rebuttal(p. 216)
• 3.6 Delivering the Argument(p. 217)
• 3.6.1 Do Not Read Your Argument(p. 217)
• 3.6.2 Maintain Eye Contact(p. 217)
• 3.6.3 Do Not Slouch, Rock, or Put Your Hands in Your Pockets(p. 218)
• 3.6.4 Limit Your Gestures and Avoid Distracting Mannerisms(p. 218)
• 3.6.5 Speak So that You Can Be Easily Understood(p. 218)
• 3.7 Making Your Argument Persuasive(p. 218)
• 3.8 Handling the Problems(p. 219)
• 3.8.1 Counsel Has Misstated Facts or Law(p. 219)
• 3.8.2 You Make a Mistake(p. 219)
• 3.8.3 You Do Not Have Enough Time(p. 219)
• 3.8.4 You Have Too Much Time(p. 220)
• 3.8.5 You Do Not Know the Answer to a Question(p. 220)
• 3.8.6 You Do Not Understand the Question(p. 220)
• 3.8.7 You Become Flustered or Draw a Blank(p. 221)
• 3.8.8 You Are Asked to Concede a Point(p. 221)
• 3.9 A Final Note(p. 221)
• 3.9.1 Checklist for Critiquing the Oral Argument(p. 221)
• Glossary of Terms(p. 225)
• Index(p. 231)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Laurel Currie Oates, Director, Legal Writing Program, Seattle University School of Law
Anne Enquist, Associate Director, Legal Writing Program, Seattle University School of Law
Connie Krontz, Legal Writing Professor, Seattle University School of Law