A practical guide to legal writing and legal method
- 7th ed.
- New York ; Wolters Kluwer : 2021.
- xxv, 550 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Summary of Contents Contents... xi Acknowledgments... xxi Introduction... xxii Part A. Introduction to Law 1. Rules and Policies... 3 2. Sources of Law...11 3. Case Analysis and Case Briefs...23 4. Precedent and Stare Decisis... 43 5. Reading and Understanding Statuses... 55 Part B. Basic Concepts of Legal Method 6. Understanding Legal Rules...73 7. Identifying and Selecting Issues for Analysis...89 8. Common Law Analysis...115 9. Statutory Analysis...131 10. Reaching a Conclusion...147 Part C. Basic Concepts of Legal Writing 11. Organization...159 12. Describing the Law... 185 13. Applying the Law... 203 14. Drafting the Analysis... 215 15. Revising and Editing... 245 Part D. Office Memoranda and the Opinion Letter 16. Objective Writing...275 17. Elements of a Summary-of-the-Law Memorandum...289 18. Elements of an Analytical Legal Memorandum...299 19. Opinion Letters...321 Part E. Briefs and Oral Argument 20. Elements of a Brief...335 21. Structure of an Argument...359 22. Persuasive Writing Techniques... 379 23. Write to Your Audience... 399 24. Preparing and Presenting an Oral Argument... 425 Appendices Appendix A. Email Responses Concerning Tyler's Possible Fraud Claim... 461 Appendix B. Summary-of-the-Law Memos Concerning Tyler's Possible Fraud Claim... 467 Appendix C. Analytical Memorandum Concerning Tyler's Possible Fraud Claim... 473 Appendix D. Opinion Letter to Tyler... 483 Appendix E. Defendant's Brief to the Trial Court... 487 Appendix F. Plaintiff's Brief to the Trial Court... 495 Appendix G. Trial Court Decision... 501 Appendix H. Appellant's Brief... 507 Appendix I. Appellee's Brief... 521 Selected Resources on Style and Grammar... 533 Bibliography Sources of Law... 535 Index... 545