02633cam a2200373 i 4500 18415452 OSt 20230403113927.0 141224s2015 nyua b 001 0 eng 2014960144 9781454830979 (paperback) DLC eng rda DLC pcc n-us--- KF250.N48 Neumann, Richard K., 1128 Legal writing. / Richard K. Neumann, Jr., J. Lyn Entrikin, and Sheila Simon 3rd ed.. New York, NY : Wolters Kluwer, 2015. xxiv, 414 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Aspen coursebook series Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Writing and professional work -- Inside a rule of law -- More about rules -- Analyzing a statute ; Analyzing a judicial opinion -- Reading a case for issues, rules, and determinative facts -- Policy and why courts care about it -- Selecting the right authority -- Working with statutes -- Working with cases -- Getting to know yourself as a writer -- Inside the process of writing -- How professional writers plan their writing -- Writing an office memorandum -- Interviewing the client -- Predictive writing in an office memorandum -- CREAC : a formula for structuring proof of a conclusion of law -- Varying the sequence and depth of rule explanation and rule application -- Advanced CREAC : organizing more than one issue -- Working with CREAC in first drafts and in later drafts -- Writing effective paragraphs and sentences -- Effective style : clarity, vividness, conciseness, and precision -- Citing and quoting authority -- Advising and counseling the client -- Client letters -- Professional email -- What persuades a court -- Writing a motion memorandum -- The statement of the case in a motion memo or appellate brief -- Developing a persuasive story -- Telling the story persuasively -- The argument in a motion memo or appellate brief -- Point headings and subheadings -- Appellate practice -- Writing the appellate brief -- Handling standards of review -- Questions presented -- Making policy arguments -- Oral argument. Legal composition. 1126 Legal writing 1129 Entrikin, J. Lyn 1130 Simon, Sheila 1131 7 cbc origcop 2 epcn 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 9485 16985 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-KL WIUC-KL LL 2023-03-24 KF250.N48(3e) KSL/1738/001/23 2023-04-03 00:00:00 1 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-KL WIUC-KL LL 2023-03-24 KF250.N481(3e) KSL/1739/002/23 2023-04-03 00:00:00 2 BK