Legal writing from the ground up : process, principles, and possibilities /
Turner, Tracy L.,
Legal writing from the ground up : process, principles, and possibilities / Tracy Turner, Director of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills, Southwestern Law School. - New York : Wolters Kluwer, 2015. - xxi, 428 pages : illustrations, forms ; 26 cm. - Aspen coursebook series . - Aspen coursebook series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Tools for success -- Lawyerly logic -- The context of legal writing -- Writing about the law -- Writing about your case -- Organizational choices -- The pre-writing process -- Citation basics -- Factual narratives: factual background and statement of facts -- Issue identification: issue statements and questions presented -- Plain ole good writing -- Paragraph structure -- Overview of objective legal writing: the legal research memorandum -- The brief answer section of a legal research memorandum -- The analysis section of a legal research memorandum -- The conclusion section of a legal research memorandum -- Overview of persuasive legal writing: briefs -- Writing a persuasive factual narrative -- The argument section of a brief -- Point headings - Tables -- Appellate brief conventions -- A memorandum of points and authorities -- Appendix A: Self-test answers -- Appendix B: Samples.
9781454852162 145485216X
2014045918
Legal composition.
Law--Language.--United States
Redaction juridique.
Law--Language.
Legal composition.
United States.
KF250 / .T87 2015
Legal writing from the ground up : process, principles, and possibilities / Tracy Turner, Director of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills, Southwestern Law School. - New York : Wolters Kluwer, 2015. - xxi, 428 pages : illustrations, forms ; 26 cm. - Aspen coursebook series . - Aspen coursebook series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Tools for success -- Lawyerly logic -- The context of legal writing -- Writing about the law -- Writing about your case -- Organizational choices -- The pre-writing process -- Citation basics -- Factual narratives: factual background and statement of facts -- Issue identification: issue statements and questions presented -- Plain ole good writing -- Paragraph structure -- Overview of objective legal writing: the legal research memorandum -- The brief answer section of a legal research memorandum -- The analysis section of a legal research memorandum -- The conclusion section of a legal research memorandum -- Overview of persuasive legal writing: briefs -- Writing a persuasive factual narrative -- The argument section of a brief -- Point headings - Tables -- Appellate brief conventions -- A memorandum of points and authorities -- Appendix A: Self-test answers -- Appendix B: Samples.
9781454852162 145485216X
2014045918
Legal composition.
Law--Language.--United States
Redaction juridique.
Law--Language.
Legal composition.
United States.
KF250 / .T87 2015