Legal writing : examples & explanations /
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New York :
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business,
c2011
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| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20110531031548.0 | ||
| 008 | 110406s2011 nyu 001 0 eng | ||
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| 050 | 0 | 0 | |a KF250 |b .L398 2011 |
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Legal writing : |b examples & explanations / |c Terrill Pollman ... [et al.] |
| 260 | |a New York : |b Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, |c c2011 | ||
| 300 | |a xi, 342 p. |c 26 cm | ||
| 500 | |a Includes index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a How to use this book -- Transitioning to legal writing -- Overview : office memos -- Choosing authority -- Interpreting statutes -- Organizing the discussion -- Constructing a rule -- Stating and explaining the rule -- Applying the law : fact-based analysis -- Applying the law : analogical analysis -- Appling the law : policy analysis -- Writing the introduction to the discussion (or argument) -- Writing the question presented (objective) -- Writing the brief answer -- Writing the facts -- Overview : motions and briefs -- Handling standards of review -- Developing a theory of the case and themes -- Writing point headings and subheadings -- Making persuasive arguments -- Making persuasive counterarguments -- Writing the summary of the argument -- Writing a persuasive fact statement -- Writing the question presented (persuasive) -- Overview to Part IV : revising & rewriting -- Fixing awkward sentence structure -- Starting paragraphs powerfully -- Writing concisely to stay within the word count or page limit -- Bringing it together : transitions and coherence | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Legal composition | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Law |z United States |x Language | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Pollman, Terrill, |d 1948- | |
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| 998 | |a secnd | ||
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| 852 | |a Law Library |b Second Floor |h KF250 .L398 2011 |p 33940004083745 | ||