structure, strategy, and style Neumann, Richard K. 1947- creator text bibliography txu Austin New York, NY Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Aspen Publishers c2009 2009 6th ed. monographic eng

print

xxx, 520 p. : forms ; 26 cm. + teacher's manual. An introduction to American law -- Rule-based reasoning -- An introduction to judicial decisions and statutes -- Briefing cases -- The art of legal writing -- The process of writing -- Office 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. Richard K. Neumann, Jr. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Legal composition Trial practice United States Law United States Methodology KF250 .N48 2009 808/.06634 9780735576667 (pbk.) 0735576661 (pbk.) 9780735576674 (pbk. ; teacher's manual) 2009003050 DLC 090123 20170310111925.0 15596709