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008 141224s2015 nyua b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2014960144
020 _a9781454830979 (paperback)
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050 0 0 _aKF250.N48
100 1 _aNeumann, Richard K.,
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245 1 0 _aLegal writing. /
_cRichard K. Neumann, Jr., J. Lyn Entrikin, and Sheila Simon
250 _a3rd ed..
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bWolters Kluwer,
_c2015.
300 _axxiv, 414 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c25 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 _aContents: 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.
650 0 _aLegal composition.
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650 0 _aLegal writing
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700 1 _aEntrikin, J. Lyn
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700 1 _aSimon, Sheila
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