The art of advocacy
Subtitle: briefs, motions, and writing strategies of America's best lawyers
By: Noah A. Messing, Lecturer in the Practice of Law and Legal Writing Yale Law School
Series: Aspen coursebook series; Aspen coursebook series
Publisher: Aspen Publishing; Aspen Publishers
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9781454818380
Subjects: Legal composition; Trial practice; Legal briefs; Motions (Law); Legal research
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Facts : the basics (victims and villains); title: Facts : using a case's procedural history to help your client; title: Facts : advanced techniques; title: How to build arguments based on authorities; title: Countering your adversary's arguments; title: Applying facts in arguments; title: Textual arguments; title: Arguments based on legislative history; title: Policy arguments; title: Historical arguments; title: Selecting and organizing arguments; title: Questions presented; title: Introductions and summaries of argument; title: Motions; title: Specific types of appellate briefs; title: The writing side of legal writing.