A practical guide to appellate advocacy /
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Author / Creator: | Beazley, Mary Beth, 1957- author. |
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Edition: | Fifth edition. |
Imprint: | New York : Wolters Kluwer, ©2019. |
Description: | xxxiii, 466 pages ; 26 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Aspen coursebook series Aspen coursebook series. |
Subject: | Legal briefs -- United States. Appellate procedure -- United States. Appellate procedure. Legal briefs. United States. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11752303 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Appellate jurisdiction and standards of review
- Before you write
- Facing the blank page
- Piece at a time : drafting the argument
- Practice pointers : using case authority effectively
- Making statutory arguments
- Professionalism : following format rules
- Special teams : issue statements, statement of the case, summary of the argument, point headings
- Six degrees of legal writing : making your document reader-friendly and user-friendly
- Exploiting opportunities for persuasion
- Polishing
- Oral argument
- Moot court competitions.