SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Overview
Chapter 2. Managing Your Time
Chapter 3. Learning About the Legal System
Chapter 4. Research Strategy
Chapter 5. How to Brief a Case
Chapter 6. Introduction to Legal Analysis
Chapter 7. Purpose, Context, and Structure
Chapter 8. Make Your Main Themes Stand Out
Chapter 9. Help the Reader to Understand You
Chapter 10. Meeting the Client
Chapter 11. Introduction to the Memo
Chapter 12. The Memo: Heading, Issue, and Conclusion
Chapter 13. Practice with Drafting Memos: Headings, Issues, and Conclusions
Chapter 14. The Memo: Facts and Discussion
Chapter 15. Practice with Memos: Facts and Discussion
Chapter 16. Writing the Client Opinion Letter
Chapter 17. Practice with Client Letters
Chapter 18. Advising the Client
Chapter 19. Negotiating
Chapter 20. Mediation
Chapter 21. Settlement Agreements
Chapter 22. Communicating Electronically
Chapter 23. Drafting Pleadings
Chapter 24. Practice with Pleadings
Chapter 25. Writing Persuasively
Chapter 26. Writing Pretrial Motions and Trial Briefs
Chapter 27. Appellate Process and Standard of Review
Chapter 28. Introduction to Writing Appellate Briefs
Chapter 29. The Appellate Brief: The Introductory Parts
Chapter 30. The Appellate Brief: Statement of Facts; Summary of Argument
Chapter 31. Practice in Writing the Statement of Facts and Summary of Argument
Chapter 32. The Appellate Brief: Argument and Conclusion
Chapter 33. Basic Principles of Oral Communication
Chapter 34. The Appellate Argument
Appendices
I.Memoranda
II. Client Letters
III. Settlement Agreements
IV. Pleadings
V. Briefs and Oral Arguments
VI. Grammar and Punctuation
Index