Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing / Edition 8

by Richard K. Neumann Jr., Ellie Margolis, Kathryn M. Stanchi

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Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing teaches students how to organize and incorporate a legal argument into strong and cogent writing for a variety of applications in legal practice. Because effective legal writing is predicated on sound legal reasoning, the authors treat both as integral parts of one process.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive coverage of how to write an office memo, motion memo, and appellate brief—with additional chapters on oral
• argument, client letters, and professional email
• Exceptionally student-friendly treatment of how to organize a proof for a conclusion of law
• A thoughtful look at all aspects of legal reasoning, from rule-based analysis to the strategy of persuasion
• An accessible approach that focuses on the process of writing timely examples and exercises from legal practice
• A full complement of sample documents in the Appendices
• Additional materials and resources on the Companion Website.

A timely revision that reflects current practice, the Eighth Edition presents:

• Expanded coverage of oral research reports and email correspondence
• New sample appellate briefs from a recent transgender rights case
• A fresh look at statutory construction and case analysis

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454886525
Publisher:	Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Publication date:	02/24/2017
Series:	Aspen Coursebook Series
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

PART I. INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND ITS STUDY

Chapter 1. An Introduction to American Law
Chapter 2. Rule-Based Reasoning
Chapter 3. An Introduction to Judicial Decisions and Statutes
Chapter 4. Briefing Cases

PART II. INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL WRITING

Chapter 5. The Art of Legal Writing
Chapter 6. The Process of Writing

PART III. OFFICE MEMORANDA

Chapter 7. Office Memoranda
Chapter 8. Initially Obtaining the Facts: Client Interviewing
Chapter 9. Predictive Writing

PART IV. ORGANIZING PROOF OF A CONCLUSION OF LAW

Chapter 10. A Paradigm for Organizing Proof of a Conclusion of Law
Chapter 11. Varying the Depth of Rule Proof and Rule Application
Chapter 12. Combining Proofs of Separate Conclusions of Law
Chapter 13. Working with the Paradigm

PART V. GENERAL ANALYTICAL SKILLS

Chapter 14. Selecting Authority
Chapter 15. Working with Precedent
Chapter 16. Working with Statutes
Chapter 17. Working with Facts

PART VI. GENERAL WRITING SKILLS

Chapter 18. Paragraphing
Chapter 19. Effective Style
Chapter 20. Citations and Quotations

PART VII. LETTERS AND EXAM ANSWERS

Chapter 21. Client Advice Letters
Chapter 22. Demand Letters
Chapter 23. How to Write Exam Answers

PART VIII. THE SHIFT TO PERSUASION

Chapter 24. Developing a Persuasive Theory
Chapter 25. Developing Persuasive Arguments
Chapter 26. Handling the Procedural Posture
Chapter 27. Motion Memoranda
Chapter 28. Point Headings and Sub-Headings
Chapter 29. Statements of the Case
Chapter 30. Questions Presented

PART IX. APPELLATE BRIEFS

Chapter 31. Appellate Practice
Chapter 32. Appellate Briefs
Chapter 33. Writing the Appellate Brief

PART X. INTO THE COURTROOM

Chapter 34. Oral Argument

APPENDICES

Appendix A. Basic Legal Usage
Appendix B. Nine Punctuation Issues
Appendix C. Sample Office Memorandum
Appendix D. Sample Client Advice Letter
Appendix E. Sample Demand Letter
Appendix F. Sample Motion Memorandum
Appendix G. Sample Appellant’s Brief
Appendix H. Sample Appellee’s Brief

Index