Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing
The Sixth Edition 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, Neumann continues to offer complete, clear, and timely coverage of how to form a legal argument and how to write an effective legal memorandum.\ Streamlined in its Sixth Edition, Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing features :\ \ comprehensive coverage of legal writing: \ \ the office memo\ the...
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PART I. INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND ITS STUDY Chapter 1. An Introduction to American Law Chapter 2. Rule-Based Reasoning Chapter 3. An Introduction to Judicial Decisions and Statutes Chapter 4. Briefing Cases PART II. INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL WRITING Chapter 5. The Art of Legal Writing Chapter 6. The Process of Writing PART III. OFFICE MEMORANDA Chapter 7. Office Memoranda Chapter 8. Initially Obtaining the Facts: Client Interviewing Chapter 9. Predictive Writing PART IV. ORGANIZING PROOF OF A CONCLUSION OF LAW Chapter 10. A Paradigm for Organizing Proof of a Conclusion of Law Chapter 11. Varying the Depth of Rule Proof and Rule Application Chapter 12. Combining Proofs of Separate Conclusions of Law Chapter 13. Working with the Paradigm PART V. GENERAL ANALYTICAL SKILLS Chapter 14. Selecting Authority Chapter 15. Working with Precedent Chapter 16. Working with Statutes Chapter 17. Working with Facts PART VI. GENERAL WRITING SKILLS Chapter 18. Paragraphing Chapter 19. Effective Style Chapter 20. Citations and Quotations PART VII. LETTERS AND EXAM ANSWERS Chapter 21. Client Advice Letters Chapter 22. Demand Letters Chapter 23. How to Write Exam Answers PART VIII. THE SHIFT TO PERSUASION Chapter 24. Developing a Persuasive Theory Chapter 25. Developing Persuasive Arguments Chapter 26. Handling the Procedural Posture Chapter 27. Motion Memoranda Chapter 28. Point Headings and Sub-Headings Chapter 29. Statements of theCase Chapter 30. Questions Presented PART IX. APPELLATE BRIEFS Chapter 31. Appellate Practice Chapter 32. Appellate Briefs Chapter 33. Writing the Appellate Brief PART X. INTO THE COURTROOM Chapter 34. Oral Argument APPENDICES Appendix A. Basic Legal Usage Appendix B. Nine Punctuation Issues Appendix C. Sample Office Memorandum Appendix D. Sample Client Advice Letter Appendix E. Sample Demand Letter Appendix F. Sample Motion Memorandum Appendix G. Sample Appellant’s Brief Appendix H. Sample Appellee’s Brief Index
PART I. INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND ITS STUDY Chapter 1. An Introduction to American Law Chapter 2. Rule-Based Reasoning Chapter 3. An Introduction to Judicial Decisions and Statutes Chapter 4. Briefing Cases PART II. INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL WRITING Chapter 5. The Art of Legal Writing Chapter 6. The Process of Writing PART III. OFFICE MEMORANDA Chapter 7. Office Memoranda Chapter 8. Initially Obtaining the Facts: Client Interviewing Chapter 9. Predictive Writing PART IV. ORGANIZING PROOF OF A CONCLUSION OF LAW Chapter 10. A Paradigm for Organizing Proof of a Conclusion of Law Chapter 11. Varying the Depth of Rule Proof and Rule Application Chapter 12. Combining Proofs of Separate Conclusions of Law Chapter 13. Working with the Paradigm PART V. GENERAL ANALYTICAL SKILLS Chapter 14. Selecting Authority Chapter 15. Working with Precedent Chapter 16. Working with Statutes Chapter 17. Working with Facts PART VI. GENERAL WRITING SKILLS Chapter 18. Paragraphing Chapter 19. Effective Style Chapter 20. Citations and Quotations PART VII. LETTERS AND EXAM ANSWERS Chapter 21. Client Advice Letters Chapter 22. Demand Letters Chapter 23. How to Write Exam Answers PART VIII. THE SHIFT TO PERSUASION Chapter 24. Developing a Persuasive Theory Chapter 25. Developing Persuasive Arguments Chapter 26. Handling the Procedural Posture Chapter 27. Motion Memoranda Chapter 28. Point Headings and Sub-Headings Chapter 29. Statements of the Case Chapter 30. Questions Presented PART IX. APPELLATE BRIEFS Chapter 31. Appellate Practice Chapter 32. Appellate Briefs Chapter 33. Writing the Appellate Brief PART X. INTO THE COURTROOM Chapter 34. Oral Argument APPENDICES Appendix A. Basic Legal Usage Appendix B. Nine Punctuation Issues Appendix C. Sample Office Memorandum Appendix D. Sample Client Advice Letter Appendix E. Sample Demand Letter Appendix F. Sample Motion Memorandum Appendix G. Sample Appellant’s Brief Appendix H. Sample Appellee’s Brief Index
