Contents
Legal Writing and Analysis
Part One. Lawyers and the Legal Landscape
Chapter 1. Overview of the Lawyer’s Role
Chapter 2. The Legal System, the Common Law Process, and Kinds of Authority
Part Two. Reading and Analyzing the Law
Chapter 3. Briefing and Synthesizing Cases
Chapter 4. Interpreting Statutes
Chapter 5. Forms of Legal Reasoning
Part Three. Writing the Discussion of a Legal Question
Chapter 6. The Writing Process and Law-Trained Readers
Chapter 7. Large-Scale Organization: Creating an Annotated Outline
Chapter 8. Small-Scale Organization: Explaining the Law
Chapter 9. Small-Scale Organization: Applying the Law
Chapter 10. Discussing Multiple Issues: Putting It All Together
Chapter 11. Deepening Your Analysis
Part Four. Predictive Writing
Chapter 12. Writing and Office Memo
Chapter 13. Writing Professional Letters
Part Five. The Shift to Advocacy
Chapter 14. Introduction to Brief-Writing
Chapter 15. Point Headings
Chapter 16. Writing a Fact Statement
Chapter 17. Writing a Trial-Level Brief
Chapter 18. Writing an Appellate Brief
Chapter 19. Using Legal Theory to Sharpen Your Arguments
Part Six. Style and Formalities
Chapter 20. Citations and Quotations
Chapter 21. Paragraphs, Sentences, and Style
Part Seven. Oral Advocacy
Chapter 22. Oral Argument
Appendices.
Appendix A. Sample Office Memorandum
Appendix B. Sample Trial-Level Brief
Appendix C. Sample Appellate Brief
Appendix D. Sample Letters
Appendix E. Cases
