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Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing, Ninth Edition
ISBN: 9781543810851
Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing, Ninth Edition, is a comprehensive textbook designed for a wide range of legal writing courses. It's a go-to resource for students and educators alike, offering a detailed exploration of legal reasoning and writing principles. This book is primarily used by students in law school, particularly those enrolled in legal writing courses, as well as by professionals looking to enhance their legal writing skills.
Who Uses It?
Primarily, this book is used by law students and instructors in legal writing courses at the college and university levels. It's also a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the fundamentals of legal reasoning and writing, including professionals looking to refresh their knowledge or expand their understanding of legal practice.
History and Editions
The Ninth Edition of Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing has been updated to address the new skills required for modern law practice. This edition includes clear and coherent coverage of the nuts and bolts of writing an office memo, a motion memo, and an appellate brief. It also reflects the collective wisdom of three leaders in the legal writing discipline who together have over 90 years of experience teaching, writing, and speaking about legal writing.
Author and Other Works
Richard K. Neumann Jr. and Ellie Margolis are the authors of Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing. Richard Neumann is known for his expertise in legal writing and his ability to explain complex legal concepts clearly and simply. Ellie Margolis brings her experience in teaching and writing about legal writing to the text, ensuring that it remains current and relevant.
Key Features
- Comprehensive Coverage: The book covers multiple types of legal writing, including office memos, appellate and motion briefs, client letters, and email correspondence.
- Immersive Pedagogy: Students learn both to think like lawyers and to think like writers through an immersive pedagogy approach.
- Organizing Proof of a Conclusion of Law: The authors’ paradigm for organizing a proof of a conclusion of law provides the best explanation available of the reasoning underlying the proof of a conclusion of law.
- Accessible Approach: The text focuses on the process of writing with timely examples and exercises from legal practice.
- Sample Documents: The book includes a full complement of sample documents in the Appendices.
- Connected eBook with Study Center: The Connected eBook with Study Center offers lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities, practice questions, an outline tool, and other helpful resources.
Detailed Information
ISBNs and Formats
- Connected eBook with Study Center (Digital Only): ISBN-13: 9781543810851
- Connected eBook with Study Center + Paperback: ISBN-13: 9781543810851
- LLPOD (Legal Learning Platform Online Delivery): ISBN-13: 9781543810851
Publication Details
- Publisher: Aspen Publishing
- Publication Date: 2021
- Number of Pages: Not specified
- Language: English
- Item Weight: Not specified
- Dimensions: Not specified
Other Editions and Formats
- Ninth Edition (Hardcover): ISBN-10: 1543810853
- Ninth Edition (eTextbook): Available through Casebook Connect with lifetime access to the online ebook and additional resources.
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781543810851 (Connected eBook with Study Center)
- 9781543810851 (Connected eBook with Study Center + Paperback)
- 9781543810851 (LLPOD)
This detailed information section provides a quick reference for all the available formats and sources for Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing, Ninth Edition, making it easier to find and access the book in the preferred format.
