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001 2014042649
003 DLC
005 20150428083709.0
008 141028s2015 nyuak b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014042649
020 $a9781454857983 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aKF250$b.E378 2015
100 1 $aEdwards, Linda Holdeman,$d1948-$eauthor.
245 10 $aLegal writing and analysis /$cLinda H. Edwards, E.L. Cord Foundation Professor of Law, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
250 $aFourth edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bWolters Kluwer,$c[2015]
300 $axix, 362 pages illustrations, forms ;$c26 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aAspen coursebook series.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aOverview of the lawyer's role -- The legal system, the common law process, and kinds of authority -- Briefing and synthesizing cases -- Interpreting statutes -- Forms of legal reasoning -- The writing process and law-trained readers -- Large-scale organization : creating an annotated outline -- Small-scale organization : explaining the law -- Small-scale organization : applying the law -- Discussing multiple issues : putting it all together -- Deepening your analysis -- Writing an office memo -- Writing professional letters and emails -- Introduction to brief-writing -- Questions presented and point headings -- Writing the argument section -- Standards of review -- Writing a fact statement -- Using legal theory to sharpen your arguments -- Citations and quotations -- Paragraphs, sentences, and style -- Oral argument.
650 0 $aLegal composition.
650 0 $aLegal briefs$zUnited States.