Legal Writing I & II: Legal Research and Writing & Introduction to Litigation Practice

ISBN-10
ISBN-13: 9798746520340
Category: Law
Pages: 330
Language: English
Published: 2021-04-29
Author: Ben L. Fernandez

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"Legal Writing I & II: Legal Research and Writing & Introduction to Litigation Practice" is an excellent textbook or supplement for any Legal Writing class, including a first semester course on objective writing and a second semester course on persuasive writing. The chapters are very brief and written in an unpretentious style that students will appreciate, and the book includes numerous examples, exercises and sample documents. The following topics typically covered in first and second semester legal writing classes are included: (1) Sources of Law (Local Ordinances and Bylaws, State and Federal Law: Statutes, Regulations, Cases, Executive Orders, International Treaties, Compacts, and Agreements); (2) Legal Research (Secondary Sources, Researching Statutes, Researching Cases, Paper Research v. Computer Research); (3) Briefing Cases (Facts, Issue, Rule, Holding, Reasoning); (4) Applying Cases and Analogical Reasoning (Analogizing a Case to a Fact Pattern, Distinguishing a Case from a Fact Pattern); (5) Analyzing Statutes and Marshaling Facts (Determining a Statutory Formula, Definitions, Marshaling Facts to a Statutory Rule, Comparing a Case Interpreting a Statutory Rule to a Fact Pattern); (6) Citation (How to Cite Cases, How to Cite Statutes and Regulations, Quotations, Signals, Parentheticals, Reference Materials); (7) IRAC (Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion, Using "IREAC" when it is Necessary to Explain the Rule, Using "Ferrari Has Really Cool Race Cars" when it is Necessary to Analogize or Distinguish a Case, Synthesizing a Rule from Multiple Cases, Explaining and Applying a Rule with Multiple Cases; (8) Objective Legal Memoranda (Organization of a Research Memo, Sample Memo); (9) Other Examples of Legal writing (Client Letters, Exam Answers); (10) Improving Your Writing (Additional Tips and Resources); (11) Credibility in Persuasive Writing (the importance of writing well); (12) Bias (Implicit Bias, Microaggressions, Dealing with Bias in Others); (13) Ethical Rules for Advocacy (Competence, Diligent, Honesty and Fairness); (14) Civil and Appellate Procedure (Rules for the Form and Content of Briefs and Memos); (15) Requirements for Civil Motions and Standards of Review for Appeals; (16) Persuasive Writing (Writing Persuasive Facts, Writing Persuasive Arguments); (17) Memoranda in Support of Motions (Applying the Rules of Civil Procedure to a Sample Memo); (18) Motion Session (Arguing a Motion Before a Trial Court Judge); (19) Appellate Briefs (Applying the Rules of Appellate Procedure to a Sample Brief); (20) Oral Argument (Arguing an Appeal before a Panel of Appellate Court Judges). "Legal Writing I & II: Legal Research and Writing & Introduction to Litigation Practice" is also a great book for students to read before attending law school. Success in school is not so much about whether you learn what you need to know as when you learn what you need to know. Read this book and you will get a head start over students who don't start reading until classes begin.

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