The legal writing handbook : analysis, research, and writing /

The legal writing handbook : analysis, research, and writing /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Oates, Laurel Currie, 1951- author.
Edition:	Eighth edition.
Imprint:	New York : Wolters Kluwer, [2021]
Description:	1 online resource ( xxxvii, 963 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Aspen coursebook series Aspen coursebook series.
Subject:	Legal composition. Legal research -- United States. Legal composition. Legal research. United States.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12615464

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:	Enquist, Anne, 1950- author. Francis, Jeremy (Law teacher), author.
ISBN:	9781543830422 1543830420 9781543830415
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 07, 2021).
Other form:	Print version: Oates, Laurel Currie, 1951- The legal writing handbook Eighth edition. New York : Wolters Kluwer, [2021] 9781543830415

Table of Contents:

Making the transition
The United States legal system
Mandatory vs. persuasive authority
Reading statutes
Reading cases
Primary authority
Secondary authority
Finding tools
Citators
Developing effective research strategies
Drafting memos
Getting the assignment
Drafting the heading and statement of facts
Drafting the issue statement and brief answer
Drafting the discussion section
Drafting the formal conclusion
Revising, editing, and proofreading the memo
Drafting memos requiring other types of analysis
E-memos
Drafting advice letters
Introduction to rhetoric and bias
Motion briefs
Deciding on a theory of the case
Drafting the caption and introduction
Drafting the statement of facts
Ordering the issues and arguments
Drafting the issue statements
Drafting the argumentative headings
Drafting the arguments
Drafting the prayer for relief and signing the brief
Sample briefs
Practicing before an appellate court
Drafting an appellate brief : audience, purpose, and conventions
Getting the case : United States v. Josephy
Preparing to write the brief
Planning the brief
Beginning the appellate brief : the cover, tables, and jurisdictional statement
Drafting the statement of issues presented for review
Drafting the statement of the case and statement of facts
Drafting the summary of the argument
Drafting the argumentative headings
Drafting the arguments
Completing the brief
Sample briefs
Preparing and presenting an effective oral argument.