Case analysis and fundamentals of legal writing /

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Author / Creator:Statsky, William P.
Edition:3rd ed.
Imprint:St. Paul : West Pub. Co., c1989.
Description:xv, 424 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Legal research -- United States
Legal composition
Briefs -- United States.
Legal briefs.
Legal composition.
Legal research.
United States.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/925463
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Other authors / contributors:Wernet, R. John
ISBN:0314437541
Notes:Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 409-411.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. How to Brief an Opinion
  • Introduction to Court Opinions and the Legal System
  • Introduction to Briefing
  • Identifying the Parties
  • Identifying the Objectives and Theories of the Parties
  • Identifying the History of the Litigation.
  • Introduction to Identifying Key Facts
  • Identifying Issues and Holdings
  • Identifying the Reasoning
  • Dictum, Disposition, and Commentary on an Opinion
  • A Composite Brief
  • Part II. The Application of Court Opinions
  • Fact Comparison in the Application of Case Law
  • Fact Similarities, Fact Differences, and Fact Gaps
  • Rule-of-Law Comparison
  • Factors Determining the Length and Comprehensiveness of Case Analysis
  • Primary and Secondary Authority: Their use and Abuse in legal Writing
  • Using and Abusing Legislative History in Legal Writing
  • Writing the Memorandum of Law
  • Letter Writing and Case Analysis
  • The Appelatte Brief
  • Clarity in Legal Writing
  • Appendices
  • Opinions to be Used for Some of the Assignments
  • Suggested Responses to the Practice Assignments
  • Overview of Civil and Criminal Litigation
  • Citations in Legal Writing
  • Quotation Marks, Brackets, and Ellipsis Dots
  • Usage Rules and Guidelines From A to Z
  • Proofreader's Marks
  • Glossary
  • Index