Introduction to the study and practice of law in a nutshell /

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Main Author: Hegland, Kenney F., 1940-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2017]
Edition:Seventh edition
Series:Nutshell series
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245 1 0 |a Introduction to the study and practice of law in a nutshell /  |c Kenney F. Hegland, James E. Rogers Professor of Law, Emeritus University of Arizona 
250 |a Seventh edition 
260 |a St. Paul, MN :  |b West Academic Publishing,  |c [2017] 
300 |a XV, 299 pages ;  |c 19 cm 
490 1 |a Nutshell series 
500 |a Includes index 
505 0 |a About this book -- About the authors and acknowledgments -- THE BALL : LEGAL ANALYSIS. Introduction -- Your first case -- Your first argument -- Case analysis -- Case synthesis -- Statutes : "are Pringles potato chips?" -- "Oh, no, I forgot ethics" -- Ruminations -- PLAYING BALL : DOING LAW. Introduction -- Cases as puzzles -- Briefs -- Briefs analyzed and much more -- Classes : "what if the dog was an alligator?" -- Study aids, study groups, outlining and messy casebooks -- Fear and loathing in the first year -- GAME DAY : EXAMS. Introduction -- Taking exams : the only skill worth having! -- Practice test -- A tale of two answers -- Multiple-choice exams -- Exams : they weren't bluffing -- LEGAL WRITING AND ORAL ADVOCACY. Introduction -- Stories -- Goals, getting better, and getting started -- SIR transitions and writing tips -- Murder your darlings -- Writing exercises -- "May it please the court"--gulp -- LITIGATION. Introduction -- Case planning : the interplay of law and fact--backwards -- Complaints, answers, pretrial motions, and discovery -- Trials -- K v. Landlord, greatest hits -- Oh, one last thing ... -- Index 
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650 0 |a Practice of law  |z United States 
775 0 8 |i Revision of:  |a Hegland, Kenney F., 1940-  |t Introduction to the study and practice of law in a nutshell.  |b Sixth edition.  |d St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2014]  |z 9780314290427 
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