法律写作与分析Legal Writing & Analysis

分類: 图书,进口原版书,人文社科 Non Fiction ,
作者: Linda Holdeman Edwards 著
出 版 社: Aspen Publishers
出版时间: 2003-12-1字数:版次: 1页数: 342印刷时间: 2003/12/01开本:印次:纸张: 胶版纸I S B N : 9780735537095包装: 平装内容简介
Strengths of this new text include:
consistent use of the legal method approach, from an opening chapter providing an overview of a civil case and the lawyer's role, followed by information about the legal system, case briefing, synthesizing cases, a nd statutory interpretation;
emphasis on analogical reasoning and synthesizing cases, as well as rule-based and policy-based reasoning, with explanations of how to use these types of reasoning to organize a legal discussion;
coverage of the use of precedent, particularly on how to use cases;
superior discuss ion of small-scale organization, including the thesis paragraph;
integrated coverage of the writing process, including prewriting, writing, and revising;
Students will learn everything they need know to write effective legal documents in this concise, new paperback text.
作者简介:
LEGAL WRITING AND ANALYSIS is a straightforward, contemporary, and exceptionally well-written text by Linda H. Edwards that gives students a solid introduction to the legal writing and analysis skills they will use throughout their careers.
目录
Contents
Preface
Aknowledgments
Part One: Lawyers and the Legal Landscape
1. Overview of the Lawyer's Role
2. The Legal System, the Common Law Process, and Kinds of Authority
Part Two: Reading and Analyzing the Law
3. Briefing and Synthesizing Cases
4. Interpreting Statutes
5. Forms of Legal Reasoning
Part Three: Writing the Discussion of a Legal Question
6. The Writing Process and Law-Trained Readers
7. Large-Scale Organization: Creating an Annotated Outline
8. Small-Scale Organization: Explaining the Law
9. Small-Scale Organization: Applying the Law
10. Discussing Multiple Issues: Putting It All Together
11. Deepening Your Analysis
Part Four: Predictive Writing
12. Writing an Office Memo
13. Writing Professional Letters
Part Five: The Shift to Advocacy
14. Introduction to Brief-Writing
15. Point Headings
16. Writing a Fact Statement
17. Writing a Trial-Level Brief
18. Writing an Appellate Brief
19. Using Legal Theory to Sharpen Your Arguments
Part Six: Style and Formalities
20. Citations and Quotations
21. Paragraphs, Sentences, and Style
Part Seven: Oral Advocacy
22. Oral Argument
Appendices
Index