TY  - BOOK
AU  - Neumann,Richard K.
AU  - Simon,Sheila J.
TI  - Legal writing
T2  - Aspen coursebook series
SN  - 9780735599949 (pbk.)
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Aspen Publishers
KW  - Legal composition
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Writing and professional work -- Inside a rule of law -- More about rules -- Inside a statute and outlining one -- Inside a judicial opinion ('a case') -- Reading a case for issues, rules, and determinative facts -- Policy and why courts care about it -- Selecting the most appropriate cases, statutes, and other authority --Working with cases -- Working with statutes -- Getting to know yourself as a writer -- Inside the process of writing -- How professional writers plan their writing -- Office memorandum format -- 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 -- Paragraphing -- Writing an effective sentence -- Effective style : clarity, vividness, and conciseness -- Citing authority -- Quoting effectively -- Client advice letters -- Email memoranda -- 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 -- Making policy arguments -- Questions presented -- Oral argument
ER  -