| Description |
xxxiii, 566 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: The lawyer's roles and the legal system -- The structure of legal rules -- Reading cases -- Fusing cases -- Reading statutes -- Interpreting statutes -- Reading commentary -- Applying a rule to facts: deductive reasoning -- Applying a rule to facts: reasoning by example and public policy analysis -- Rule-driven writing: the IRAC template -- Advisory writing: the function and format of the office memo -- The office memo: the discussion -- The office memo: issues, short answers, and conclusion -- The office memo: the facts -- Advisory: the function and format of the advice letter -- Persuasive writing: the function and format of the demand letter -- Advocacy writing in the pre-trial and trial setting: the function and format of the motion practice memorandum -- Fundamentals of advocacy -- Advocacy writing in the appellate setting: the function and format of the appellate brief -- Advanced advocacy -- Oral advocacy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Legal composition.
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Law -- United States -- Interpretation and construction.
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Forensic oratory.
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| Author |
Kunz, Christina L.
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| LC no. |
2007009695 |
| ISBN |
9780735562837 |
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0735562830 |
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