Writing and analysis in the law /
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| Author / Creator: | Shapo, Helene S., 1938- |
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| Edition: | 6th ed. |
| Imprint: | [New York] : Foundation Press ; St. Paul, Minn. : West, c2013. |
| Description: | xix, 630 p. ; 26 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9117009 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction to the legal system and legal writing
- Analyzing legal authority : case law
- Analyzing legal authority : statutes
- Organization of a legal discussion : large-scale organization
- Organization of a legal discussion : small-scale organization
- The thesis paragraph
- Writing a legal document : the legal memorandum
- The writing process
- Effective paragraphs
- Sentence structure
- Types of legal arguments in resolving questions of law
- Interviewing the client
- Counseling the client
- Letter writing
- The trial brief : memorandum of law in support of or in opposition to a motion
- Writing the appellate brief
- Oral argument.