000			02157nam a2200313Ia 4500
001			287427
003			OCoLC
005			20200229020958.0
008			080822s2008 mnu 001 0 eng
010			_a 2008276739
020			_a9780314194152 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a0314194150 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)232119982
040			_aPUCPR
049			_acicg
050	0	0	_aKF 273 _b.H4 2008
100	1		_aHegland, Kenney F. _2Local _9109438
245	1	0	_aIntroduction to the study and practice of law in a nutshell _cby Kenney F. Hegland.
246	1	8	_aStudy and practice of law
250			_a5th ed.
260			_aSt. Paul, MN _bThomson/West _cc2008.
300			_axix, 453 p. _c19 cm.
490	1		_aWest nutshell series _2Local _9188353
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aPt. 1. Legal analysis made simple. The second-case-in-the-world -- Case analysis -- Case synthesis -- Cases of first impression -- Statutory interpretation -- Some questions of jurisprudence -- Some questions of ethics -- pt. 2. Study skills. Studying law : application, not memorization -- Reading cases -- Briefing cases -- Being there : class -- Study aids, study groups, outlining and messy casebooks -- Fear and loathing in your first year -- pt. 3. Exams. Writing law school exams : the only skill worth having -- Practice test -- The tale of two answers -- Multiple choice exams -- Zen and the art of exams -- pt. 4. Legal writing and oral advocacy. Spilt milk : how moms, and judges, decide -- Written legal analysis : goals, getting better, and getting started -- Writing tips -- Murder your darlings -- Writing exercises -- Oral argument -- Oral argument: an example -- pt. 5. Litigation. Case planning : the interplay of law and fact-backwards -- Complaints, answers, pretrial motions and discovery -- Trials -- K v. Landlord, greatest hits -- pt. 6. 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		0	_aNutshell series.
999			_c207745 _d207745