Preface | p. xxxiii |
Acknowledgments | p. xxxv |
A Course in Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing | p. 1 |
A Foundation for Legal Writing | p. 3 |
An Overview of the United States Legal System | p. 5 |
An Introduction to Common and Enacted Law | p. 21 |
Reading and Analyzing Statutes and Cases | p. 29 |
Objective Memoranda, Client Letters, and Briefs | p. 39 |
The Objective Memorandum: Its Purpose, Audience, and Format | p. 41 |
The First Memorandum | p. 53 |
The Second Memorandum | p. 153 |
The Opinion Letter | p. 219 |
Writing a Trial Brief | p. 233 |
Writing an Appellate Brief | p. 305 |
Oral Advocacy | p. 415 |
Resources in Legal Research, Style, and Grammar | p. 433 |
A Guide to Legal Research | p. 435 |
Introduction to Legal Research | p. 437 |
Constitutions and Charters | p. 441 |
The Legislative Branch | p. 445 |
The Executive Branch and Administrative Agencies | p. 463 |
The Judicial Branch | p. 471 |
Secondary Sources | p. 489 |
Citators | p. 509 |
Computer-Assisted Legal Research | p. 523 |
How to Approach a Legal Research Problem: Sample Research Plans | p. 547 |
A Guide to Effective Writing | p. 557 |
Effective Writing--The Whole Paper | p. 559 |
Connections Between Paragraphs | p. 579 |
Effective Paragraphs | p. 587 |
Connections Between Sentences | p. 613 |
Effective Sentences | p. 633 |
Effective Words | p. 663 |
Eloquence | p. 719 |
A Guide to Correct Writing | p. 737 |
Grammar | p. 739 |
Punctuation | p. 797 |
Mechanics | p. 863 |
Legal Writing for English-as-a-Second-Language Students | p. 883 |
Glossary of Usage | p. 929 |
Glossary of Terms | p. 937 |
Index | p. 945 |
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