Legal writing
By: Terrill Pollman ... [et al.]
Series: Examples and explanations; Examples & explanations series
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780735597303
Subjects: Legal composition; Law; Language
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt.1.; title: How to use this book --; title: Transitioning to legal writing --; title: pt.2.; title: Objective writing --; title: Overview : office memos --; title: Choosing authority --; title: Interpreting statutes --; title: Organizing the discussion --; title: Constructing a rule --; title: Stating and explaining the rule --; title: Applying the law : fact-based analysis --; title: Applying the law : analogical analysis --; title: Applying the law : policy analysis --; title: Writing the introduction to the discussion (or argument) --; title: Writing the question presented (objective) --; title: Writing the brief answer --; title: Writing the facts --; title: pt.3.; title: Persuasive writing --; title: Overview : motions and briefs --; title: Handling standards of review --; title: Developing a theory of the case and themes --; title: Writing point headings and subheadings --; title: Making persuasive arguments --; title: Making persuasive counterarguments --; title: Writing the summary of the argument --; title: Writing a persuasive fact statement --; title: Writing the question presented (persuasive) --; title: pt.4.; title: Revising & rewriting --; title: Overview to part IV : revising & rewriting --; title: Fixing awkward sentence structure --; title: Starting paragraphs powerfully --; title: Writing concisely to stay within the word count or page limit --; title: Bringing it together : transitions and coherence --; title: Appendix A.; title: Cell phone manslaughter problem --; title: Appendix B.; title: Copyright and fair use problem.