Contents
The International Lawyer’s Guide to Legal Analysis and Communication in the United States
Preface
Part One: Introduction
Chapter 1. An Introduction to the U.S. System of Government
Chapter 2. An Introduction to Common Law in the United States
Chapter 3. An Introduction to the Anatomy of the Civil Litigation Process
Chapter 4. The U.S. Legal Education System: An Introduction to Studying the Law to Learn the Law and Briefing Cases for Class
Chapter 5. An Introduction to the Legal Writing Process
Chapter 6. An Introduction to U.S. Concept of Plagiarism and the Proper Attribution to Authority
Part Two: Writing an Objective Analysis
Chapter 7. Writing an Objective Discussion of a Fact-Based Issue: One Issue/One Case
Chapter 8. Writing a Discussion of a Fact-Based Issue: Using Policy to Support a Legal Analysis
Chapter 9. Writing a Discussion of a Fact-Based Issue: Using Multiple Cases in Analyzing a Single Issue
Chapter 10. Writing a Discussion of a Fact-Based Issue: Synthesizing a Single Rule from Multiple Cases
Chapter 11. Beyond the Simple TRAC: Using Different Legal Tests to Create the Discussion of a Fact-Based Issue
Chapter 12. Writing a Discussion of a Fact-Based Issue: Addressing Multiple Issues Using Multiple Cases
Chapter 13. Addressing Statutory Issues
Chapter 14. Introduction to an Objective Legal Analysis of a Law-Based Issue
Chapter 15. Citing to Authority
Part Three: Expository Writing
Chapter 16. Writing Letters
Part Four: Drafting a Contract
Chapter 17. An Overview of Basic Contract Provisions
Chapter 18. Word Choice
Chapter 19. Sentence Structure
Chapter 20. Checklists and Organizational Format
Chapter 21. Overall Contract Structure
Part Five: Miscellaneous
Chapter 22. Exam-Taking Techniques
Appendices
Glossary
Index
