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Clear and Effective Legal Writing, 5th Edition

Clear and Effective Legal Writing, 5th Edition

作者： Veda R. Charrow; Myra K. Erhardt; Robert P. Charrow
出版商： Aspen Legal Education
ISBN: 9781454830948
出版时间 June 2013
规格： Paperback , 512 pages
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From synthesizing a case and writing a memo, to preparing a Supreme Court brief, CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE LEGAL WRITING offers complete coverage of legal reasoning and writing. Focusing on the memo and brief, the author team walks students through the process of writing, using realistic examples and actual court documents to illustrate the rules and concepts.

Features:
- Distinguishing between legal language and ordinary discourse
- A step-by-step overview of legal analysis
- A logical organization that traces the process of legal writing
  - Understand the context of the document
  - Determine the document’s purpose or purposes
  - Identify and analyze the audience or audiences for the document
  - Identify the constraints on the writer and the document
  - Organize the document effectively
  - Use a clear and persuasive writing style
  - Review and edit the document
- Straightforward rules to use when writing legal documents, with examples that illustrate both the right and the wrong way to write
- A balance of legal reasoning and legal writing, seamlessly combined to help the reader understand the relationship between the two
- Numerous skill-development exercises throughout the text
- Actual trial court memoranda and Supreme Court briefs, dissected and annotated, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses in each example
- An interview with the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States, revealing what the Court expects from a brief
- Guidance for transforming a memorandum into an advocacy document
- Additional writing and grammar guidelines, and formatting rules in the appendices
- Companion website: http://www.aspenlawschool.com/ books/charrow5
New in the Fifth Edition:
- Updates to references, resources, and cites
- New and refreshed exercises and examples of legal documents
- New annotated Supreme Court brief
Contents xi
Preface xix
Acknowledgements xxi
Introduction xxiii

Part I Learning to Read Legal Materials 1
1. A Short History of Legal Language 3
2. Categories of Legal Writing 17
3. Sources of Law and Our System of Courts 21
4. The Litigation Process 31
5. Reading, Analyzing, and Briefing a Case 47
6. Synthesizing the Law from a Series of Cases 59
Part II Learning to Write Legal Documents 93
7. A Systematic Approach to Legal Writing 95
8. Understanding Your Context 99
9. Getting Organized 147
10. Writing Clearly 169
11. Writing Effectively 209
12. Reviewing and Editing 231

Part III Creating Specific Legal Documents 249
13. Writing an Intraoffice Memorandum 251
14. Writing a Memorandum of Points and Authorities 273
15. Writing an Appellate Brief 287

Appendix A: An Overview of English Sentence Structure 391
Appendix B: Formatting Legal Documents 453
Index 465

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