A lawyer writes : a practical guide to legal analysis /

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Main Author: Coughlin, Christine Nero
Other Authors: Rocklin, Joan Malmud, Patrick, Sandy
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, 2018
Edition:Third edition
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Table of Contents:
  • How attorneys communicate
  • Sources and systems of the law
  • Reading for comprehension
  • Finding your argument
  • Organizing your legal authority
  • One legal argument
  • Explaining the law
  • Applying the law
  • Conclusions to one legal argument
  • Policy
  • Statutory analysis
  • The discussion section: introducing and connecting legal arguments
  • Question presented and brief answer
  • Statement of facts
  • Conclusion to the memorandum
  • Editing and polishing
  • Client letters
  • Professional emails
  • The transition from objective to persuasive writing