Introduction to the study and practice of law in a nutshell /
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St. Paul, MN :
West Academic Publishing,
[2017]
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| Edition: | Seventh edition |
| Series: | Nutshell series
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Table of Contents:
- 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