MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01781nam a22002778a 4500
001 2009003050
003 DLC
005 20090126143648.0
008 090123s2009 nyu 001 0 eng
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040 $aDLC$cDLC
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050 00 $aKF250$b.N48 2009
082 00 $a808/.06634$222
100 1 $aNeumann, Richard K.,$d1947-
245 10 $aLegal reasoning and legal writing :$bstructure, strategy, and style /$cRichard K. Neumann, Jr.
250 $a6th ed.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bAspen Publishers,$cc2009.
263 $a0903
300 $ap. cm.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aAn introduction to American law -- Rule-based reasoning -- An introduction to judicial decisions and statutes -- Brie.ng cases -- The art of legal writing -- The process of writing -- Of.ce memoranda -- Initially obtaining the facts: client interviewing -- Predictive writing -- A paradigm for organizing proof of a conclusion of law -- Varying the depth of rule proof and rule application -- Combining proofs of separate conclusions of law -- Working with the paradigm -- Selecting authority -- Working with precedent -- Working with statutes -- Working with facts -- Paragraphing -- Effective style -- Citations and quotations -- Client advice letters -- Demand letters -- How to write exam answers -- Developing a persuasive theory -- Developing persuasive arguments -- Handling the procedural posture -- Motion memoranda -- Point headings and sub-headings -- Statements of the case -- Questions presented -- Appellate practice -- Appellate briefs -- Writing the appellate brief -- Oral argument.
650 0 $aLegal composition.
650 0 $aTrial practice$zUnited States.
650 0 $aLaw$zUnited States$xMethodology.