Legal writing : process, analysis, and organization
by Linda H. Edwards.
- 5th ed.
- Auistin : Wolters kluwer, 2010.
- 461 p.
Table of Contents: Chapter 1. First things first : the process of writing predictively : the office memo Chapter 2. Outlining a rule of law Chapter 3. Outlining a rule to organize your analysis of a legal issue Chapter 4. Formulating a rule from a case opinion Chapter 5. Formulating a rule from multiple authorities Chapter 6. Using a rule to form the structure : special circumstances : drafting for analysis : writing the working draft Chapter 7. Writing the analysis of a single issue : rule explanation Chapter 8. Writing the analysis of a single issue : rule application Chapter 9. Writing the analysis of a single issue : organizing and writing the discussion of multiple authorities Chapter 10. Writing the analysis of multiple issues : Converting your working draft to an office memo Chapter 11. The office memo and the law-trained reader Chapter 12. Organizing for your reader : the discussion section Chapter 13. Completing the draft of the office memo : Revising to achieve a final draft Chapter 14. Citations and quotations Chapter 15. Revising for usage and style : Professional letter writing Chapter 16. Writing professional letters : the process of writing persuasively : the brief : structuring for persuasion : outlining the working draft Chapter 17. Ethics, judges, and briefs Chapter 18. Formulating and structuring a favourable rule Chapter 19. Drafting working headings Chapter 20. Writing the working draft : Converting the working draft to a brief Chapter 21. The argument and the format of the brief Chapter 22. The statement of facts : Revising to achieve a final draft Chapter 23. Editing the brief Chapter 24. Oral argument.