U.S. legal practice skills for international law students
By: Anne M. Burr, Howard Bromberg
Contributors: Bromberg, Howard, author
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Durham, North Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 385
ISBN-13: 9781611631081
Subjects: Practice of law
Other titles: United States legal practice skills for foreign students
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to civil litigation; title: Introduction to U.S. law and reasoning; title: Introduction to legal reasoning; title: Synthesis and the evolving common law; title: Organization of an objective legal analysis; title: The office memorandum; title: Professional responsibilities of lawyers in the U.S.; title: Client communication and problem solving skills; title: Client interviewing; title: Client counseling; title: Letter writing; title: Electronic communications; title: Introduction to contract drafting; title: Drafting the contract; title: Alternative dispute resolution; title: Negotiation and settlement; title: Law firm culture and practice; title: Courtroom culture and practice.