A practical guide to legal writing and legal method / John C. Dernbach, Widener University School of Law; Richard V. Singleton II, Blank Rome LLP; Cathleen S. Wharton, University of Georgia School of Law, Retired; Catherine J. Wasson, Elon University School of Law.
By: Dernbach, John C [author.].
Contributor(s): Singleton, Richard V [author.] | Wharton, Cathleen S [author.] | Wasson, Catherine J [author.].
Series: Aspen coursebook series.Publisher: New York : Wolters Kluwer, ©2021Edition: Seventh edition.Description: 550 p.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781543825237.Subject(s): Legal composition | Law -- United States -- Methodology | Law -- United States -- LanguageGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | KF250 .P72 2021 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000017384 |
Includes index.
Rules and policies -- Sources of law -- Case analysis and case briefs -- Precedent and stare decisis -- Reading and understanding legal rules -- Understanding legal rules -- Identifying and selecting issues for analysis -- Common law analysis -- Statutory analysis -- Reaching a conclusion -- Organization -- Describing the law -- Applying the law -- Drafting the analysis -- Revising and editing -- Objective writing -- Elements of a summary-of-the-law memorandum -- Elements of an analytical legal memorandum -- Opinion letters -- Elements of a brief -- Structure of an argument -- Persuasive writing techniques -- Write to your audience -- Praparing and presenting an oral argument.
"A law school textbook for courses on legal writing and legal analysis"--