Legal writing / Terrill Pollman, Professor of Law, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Judith M. Stinson, Clinical Professor of Law, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University.
By: Pollman, Terrill [author.].
Contributor(s): Stinson, Judith M [author.].
Series: Examples & explanations.Publisher: New York : Wolters Kluwer, ©2019Edition: Third edition.Description: xiii, 418 pages ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781454891222.Subject(s): Legal composition | Law -- United States -- LanguageGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | KF250 .L398 2019 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000017308 |
Includes index.
How to use this book -- Transitioning to legal writing -- Overview : office memos -- Choosing authority -- Interpreting statutes -- Organizing the discussion -- Constructing a rule -- Stating and explaining the rule -- Applying the law : fact-based analysis -- Applying the law : analogical analysis -- Applying the law : policy analysis -- Writing the introduction to the discussion (or argument) -- Writing the question presented (objective) -- Writing the brief answer -- Writing the facts -- Writing the conclusion section -- Overview : motions and briefs -- Handling standards of review -- Developing a theory of the case and themes -- Writing point headings and subheadings -- Making persuasive arguments -- Making persuasive counterarguments -- Writing the summary of the argument -- Writing a persuasive fact statement -- Writing the question presented (persuasive) -- Overview : revising and rewriting -- Fixing awkward sentence structure -- Starting paragraphs powerfully -- Writing concisely to stay within the word count or page limit -- Bringing it together : transitions and coherence -- The writer's life : where to go from here.