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" Legal writing and analysis / "
Linda H. Edwards, E.L. Cord Foundation Professor of Law, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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BL
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849724
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Edwards, Linda Holdeman,1948-
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Legal writing and analysis /\ Linda H. Edwards, E.L. Cord Foundation Professor of Law, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Fourth edition.
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New York :: Wolters Kluwer,, [2015]
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, ©2015
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Aspen coursebook series
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xix, 362 pages :: illustrations, forms ;; 26 cm.
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1454857986
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: 9781454857983
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Overview of the lawyer's role -- The legal system, the common law process, and kinds of authority -- Briefing and synthesizing cases -- Interpreting statutes -- Forms of legal reasoning -- The writing process and law-trained readers -- Large-scale organization : creating an annotated outline -- Small-scale organization : explaining the law -- Small-scale organization : applying the law -- Discussing multiple issues : putting it all together -- Deepening your analysis -- Writing an office memo -- Writing professional letters and emails -- Introduction to brief-writing -- Questions presented and point headings -- Writing the argument section -- Standards of review -- Writing a fact statement -- Using legal theory to sharpen your arguments -- Citations and quotations -- Paragraphs, sentences, and style -- Oral argument.
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Legal briefs-- United States.
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Legal composition.
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Legal briefs.
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Legal composition.
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Rechtssprache.
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United States.
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USA.
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808.06/634
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KF250.E378 2015
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