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This coursebook contains a complete set of materials both for a legal writing or lawyering skills course. Inspired by the plain English movement, the authors offer step-by-step instruction in writing pleadings, memoranda, opinion letters, jury instructions, and briefs as well as in drafting agreements and making oral arguments. The book teaches writing style and citation form and contains exercises, numerous sample documents, and transcripts of oral arguments. An in… More >>

Legal Writing and Other Lawyering Skills

Effective Legal Writing: For Law Students and Lawyers

2011 promises to be a huge year for lawsuits, as the federal government over steps, its legal authority there are more and more states filing lawsuits, so that means lots of work for lawyers, for years and years.

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Ideal for teaching international lawyers about the U.S.study of law, this coursebook uses a global perspective to put the basic principles of legal reasoning, writing, and research into context. To effectively teach analysis and communication within the U.S. legal system, the authors present:
material that can be easily adapted to a one-semester or two-semester writing course, using a one chapter/one idea concept a building-block approach to legal analysis based … More >>

International Lawyers Guide to Legal Analysis & Communication in Us

Legal Reasoning, Writing, and Persuasive Argument

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Legal Research Illustrated offers an authoritative introduction to legal research, including the most recent methods and resources. This teaching tool provides an in-depth discussion of the legal research process, integrating electronic sources and other research aids. The Ninth Edition includes a new chapter on legal writing. Illustrations and charts help present and clarify fundamentals. Highlights of this edition include updated chapters covering the newest sourc… More >>

Legal Research Illustrated 9th Edition

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<p> The <b>Sixth Edition</b> of this respected and popular text remains grounded in the premise that legal reasoning and legal writing are best learned when they are taught together. Building on that foundation, <b>Neumann</b> continues to offer complete, clear, and timely coverage of how to form a legal argument and how to write an effective legal memorandum. </p> <p> <b>Streamlined in its Sixth Edition, Legal Reasoning and Legal… More >>

Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing: Structure, Strategy and Style

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This text is designed to cover all aspects of paralegal writing. It is intended not only as a text for paralegal instruction, but as a desk reference tool for practicing paralegals. It includes many practice examples and exercises in both the text and in the appendices. ALSO AVAILABLE INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO ORDER Instructor’s Manual – (with Test Bank and Transparency Masters)ISBN: 0-314-06116-9… More >>

Practical Legal Writing for Legal Assistants

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The new edition of “Just Writing” concentrates on the fundamentals of writing, including grammar, punctuation, and style. Concise and student-friendly, this updated paperback helps both the novice and experienced. The authors designed their book to be efficient and effective: tailored specifically for the legal writer, this complete handbook covers the full range of principles of good legal writing, including style, grammar, punctuation, and other mechanics of writi… More >>

Just Writing: Grammar, Punctuation, and Style for the Legal Writer, Third Edition

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The Best American Legal American Writing 2009 introduces readers to the most informative and incisive writing on the subject of legal theory and practice published during the past year. Articles are selected from a diverse collection of popular magazines, newspapers, websites, and journals, including standards such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. This book is the most impressive chronicle of the past year in legal writing. Al… More >>

The Best American Legal Writing 2009

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Effective Lawyering concisely describes useful, yet often neglected, writing techniques. The book has pithy discussions of: (1) ways to avoid recurring, yet frequently overlooked, writing problems; (2) sensible approaches to writing common legal documents; and (3) methods for preparing an oral argument. In addition, it provides the reader with a series of checklists to turn to when undertaking a writing project or preparing for oral argument. This book is for law st… More >>

Effective Lawyering: A Checklist Approach to Legal Writing and Oral Argument