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Legal Writing

About the Book

From Richard K. Neumann, Jr., and Sheila Simon — both widely known for their creative contributions to the legal writing field — comes this new, streamlined text for the basic legal writing course.  It takes a student-friendly approach and provides concise but complete explanations of writing skills.  And it is supplemented by a dynamic and unique website with many additional teaching tools.

This concise, basic text for legal writing courses features:

• succinct explanations that don’t sacrifice coverage
  
• step-by-step guidance through the process of writing
  
• manageably short chapters focused on essential skills
  
• improved explanation of the CREAC formula (also known as the paradigm)
  
• innovative and vivid coverage of how to use storytelling in fact statements
  
• coverage of office memos, motion memos, and appellate briefs
  
• checklists and exercises throughout

Classes using Neumann & Simon’s Legal Writing will have access to a unique and dynamic portion of this website with a wide range of features, including:

• many of Sheila Simon’s most creative and famous teaching tools
  
• audio recordings of teachers and writers talking about the writing process
  
• printable checklists for rewriting
  
• additional exercises
  
• additional coverage on letter-writing, client interviewing, punctuation, and more

Legal Writing represents a generous teaching package made up of a very clear and concise textbook, a dynamic website, and a detailed Teacher’s Manual.