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Author / Creator:Pollman, Terrill, 1948- author.
Edition:Second edition.
Imprint:New York : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, ©2014.
Description:xiii, 412 pages ; 26 cm
Language:English
Series:Examples & explanations
Examples & explanations series.
Subject:
Legal composition.
Law -- United States -- Language.
Law -- Language.
Legal composition.
United States.
Problems and exercises.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9988473
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Varying Form of Title:Examples & explanations legal writing
Legal writing : examples & explanations
Legal writing : examples and explanations
Other authors / contributors:Stinson, Judith M., author.
Pollman, Elizabeth, author.
ISBN:9781454833963 (perfectbound : alk. paper)
1454833963 (perfectbound : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I. Introduction
  • Chapter 1. How to Use This Book
  • Chapter 2. Transitioning to Legal Writing
  • Part II. Objective Writing
  • Chapter 3. Overview: Office Memos
  • Chapter 4. Choosing Authority
  • Chapter 5. Interpreting Statutes
  • Chapter 6. Organizing the Discussion
  • Chapter 7. Constructing a Rule
  • Chapter 8. Stating and Explaining the Rule
  • Chapter 9. Applying the Law: Fact-Based Analysis
  • Chapter 10. Applying the Law: Analogical Analysis
  • Chapter 11. Applying the Law: Policy Analysis
  • Chapter 12. Writing the Introduction to the Discussion (or Argument)
  • Chapter 13. Writing the Question Presented (Objective)
  • Chapter 14. Writing the Brief Answer
  • Chapter 15. Writing the Facts
  • Part III. Persuasive Writing
  • Chapter 16. Overview: Motions and Briefs
  • Chapter 17. Handling Standards of Review
  • Chapter 18. Developing a Theory of the Case and Themes
  • Chapter 19. Writing Point Headings and Subheadings
  • Chapter 20. Making Persuasive Arguments
  • Chapter 21. Making Persuasive Counterarguments
  • Chapter 22. Writing the Summary of the Argument
  • Chapter 23. Writing a Persuasive Fact Statement
  • Chapter 24. Writing the Question Presented (Persuasive)
  • Part IV. Revising and Rewriting
  • Chapter 25. Overview: Revising and Rewriting
  • Chapter 26. Fixing Awkward Sentence Structure
  • Chapter 27. Starting Paragraphs Powerfully
  • Chapter 28. Writing Concisely to Stay Within the Word Count or Page Limit
  • Chapter 29. Bringing It Together: Transitions and Coherence
  • Chapter 30. The Writer's Life: Where to Go From Here
  • Appendices
  • Appendix A. The "Cell Phone Manslaughter" Problem
  • Appendix B. The "Copyright and Fair Use" Problem
  • Appendix C. Checklists
  • Index

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