000			02054nam a2200325Ia 4500
001			285404
003			OCoLC
005			20200229020958.0
008			031107s2003 mnu 001 0 eng
010			_a 2003283173
020			_a031414644X
020			_a9780314146441
035			_a(OCoLC)52453579
040			_aPUCPR
049			_acicg
050	0	0	_aKF 273 _b.H4 2003
082	0	4	_a340/.071/173 _221
100	1		_aHegland, Kenney F. _2Local _9109438
245	1	0	_aIntroduction to the study and practice of law in a nutshell _cby Kenney Hegland.
246	1	8	_aStudy and practice of law
250			_a4th ed.
260			_aSt. Paul, Minn. _bThomson/West _c2003.
300			_axvii, 462 p. _c19 cm.
490	1		_aWest nutshell series _2Local _9188353
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aPrologue. Law school: the best of schools, the worst of schools -- pt. I. Legal analysis made simple. Your very first case ; Case analysis ; Case synthesis ; Cases of first impression ; Statutory interpretation ; The doctrine of precedence, rules, standards, and jurisprudence -- pt. II. Study skills. Studying law: application, not memorization ; Dissecting cases ; Briefing cases ; Study tips ; Writing law school exams: the only skill worth having ; A tale of two answers ; Exam tips ; Fear and loathing in the first year -- pt. III. Litigation. Case planning: the interplay of law and fact - backwards ; Complaints, answers, pretrial motions and discovery ; Trials ; K v. Landlord, greatest hits -- pt. IV. Legal writing and oral advocacy. Written legal analysis: goals, getting better, and getting started ; Memos and briefs ; Writing tips ; Writing exercises ; Editing ; Oral advocacy: substance ; Oral argument: the method ; An example of oral argument -- pt. V. Finishing school and beginning a career. The second and third years ; Career choices ; Lawyers on lawyering.
650		0	_aLaw _xStudy and teaching _zUnited States. _2LEMB _9150
650		0	_aPractice of law _zUnited States. _2Local _9153200
830			_aNutshell series.
999			_c206039 _d206039