Clear and Effective Legal Writing

by Charrow, Veda R.

• ISBN13: 9780735519718
• ISBN10: 0735519714
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Summary

The new edition of this concise and highly accessible text continues to give students a classic introduction to legal writing. Clear, readable text, effective sample documents and exercises combined with a focus on the legal memorandum and brief, reinforce the essential writing skills students must have. Special Features: walks students through the writing process beginning with an overview of legal analysis then moving on to an understanding of the context, effective organization, clear and effective writing, and reviewing and editing zeros in on writing the legal memorandum and appellate court brief with excellent examples of each an appendix provides an overview of English sentence structure and guidance for writing well helps students reinforce their skills with numerous exercises throughout the book New To The Third Edition: a streamlined Part I: Learning to Read Legal Writing, making teaching and learning the material even easier practice tips added throughout the book to tie writing skills to real-life practice charts and tables added to help reinforce major points a revised heading and format structure for greater accessibility recent developments in the law a new brief

Table of Contents

Contents	xi
Preface	xix
Acknowledgments	xxi
Introduction	1	(4)
Part I Learning to Read Legal Materials	5	(78)
A Short History of Legal Language	7	(12)
Categories of Legal Writing	19	(2)
Sources of Law and Our System of Courts	21	(8)
The Litigation Process	29	(14)
Reading, Analyzing, and Briefing a Case	43	(12)
Synthesizing the Law from a Series of Cases	55	(28)
Part II Learning to Write Legal Documents	83	(150)
A Systematic Approach to Legal Writing	85	(4)
Understanding Your Context	89	(46)
Getting Organized	135	(22)
Writing Clearly	157	(38)
Writing Effectively	195	(22)
Reviewing and Editing	217	(16)
Part III Creating Specific Legal Documents	233	(122)
Writing an Intraoffice Memorandum	235	(22)
Writing a Memorandum of Points and Authorities	257	(14)
Writing an Appelate Brief	271	(84)
Appendix: An Overview of English Sentence Structure	355	(64)
Index	419