Global lawyering skills
By: Mary-Beth Moylan, Director of Global Lawyering Skills, McGeorge School of Law, Stephanie J. Thompson, Assistant Director of Global Lawyering Skills, McGeorge School of Law [and 9 others]
Contributors: Thompson, Stephanie J. author
Series: American casebook series; American casebook series
Publisher: West
Published: 2013
Place of publication: St. Paul, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780314277473; 9780314277480
Subjects: Law; Study and teaching; Practice of law
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Domestic and foreign legal systems --; title: Intercultural competence --; title: Rules : an overview of statutory interpretation and synthesis --; title: Legal reasoning and analysis toolkit --; title: The process of legal writing --; title: Knowing your audience --; title: Objective legal writing --; title: The formal memorandum --; title: The short-form memorandum --; title: Interviewing the client --; title: Counseling the client --; title: Professional correspondence --; title: Persuasive legal writing --; title: Pre-trial motions --; title: The appellate process and standard of review --; title: The appellate brief --; title: Oral argument --; title: Alternative dispute resolution --; title: Negotiation and settlement --; title: Contract drafting --; title: Research strategies --; title: Foreign and international legal research --; title: The citation requirement --; title: The last task : the "white-glove inspection".