Synthesis
Subtitle: legal reading, reasoning, and writing
By: Deborah A. Schmedemann, Christina L. Kunz.
Contributors: Kunz, Christina L.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 566
ISBN-13: 9780735562837
Subjects: Legal composition; Law -- United States -- Interpretation and construction; Forensic oratory
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the lawyer's roles and the legal system; title: The structure of legal rules; title: Reading cases; title: Fusing cases; title: Reading statutes; title: Interpreting statutesasive precedent; title: Reading commentary; title: Applying a rule to facts: deductive reasoning; title: Applying a rule to facts: reasoning by example and public policy analysis; title: Rule-driven writing: the IRAC template; title: Advisory writing: the function and format of the office memo; title: The office memo: the discussion; title: The office memo: issues, short answers, and conclusion; title: The office memo: the facts; title: Advisory writing: the function and format of the advice letter; title: Persuasive writing: the function and format of the demand letter; title: Advisory writing: writing in the pre-trial and trial setting: the function and format of the motion practice memorandum; title: Fundamentals of advocacy; title: Advocacy writing in the appellate setting: the function and format of the appellate brief; title: Advanced advocacy; title: Oral advocacy.