Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Writing and professional work -- Inside a rule of law -- More about rules -- Inside a statute and outlining one -- Inside a judicial opinion ("a case") -- Reading a case for issues, rules, and determinative facts -- Policy and why courts care about it -- Selecting the most appropriate cases, statutes, and other authority --Working with cases -- Working with statutes -- Getting to know yourself as a writer -- Inside the process of writing -- How professional writers plan their writing -- Office memorandum format -- Predictive writing in an office memorandum -- CREAC : a formula for structuring proof of a conclusion of law -- Varying the sequence and depth of rule explanation and rule application -- Advanced CREAC : organizing more than one issue -- Working with CREAC in first drafts and in later drafts -- Paragraphing -- Writing an effective sentence -- Effective style : clarity, vividness, and conciseness -- Citing authority -- Quoting effectively -- Client advice letters -- Email memoranda -- What persuades a court? -- Writing a motion memorandum -- The statement of the case in a motion memo or appellate brief -- Developing a persuasive story -- Telling the story persuasively -- The argument in a motion memo or appellate brief -- Point headings and subheadings -- Appellate practice -- Writing the appellate brief -- Handling standards of review -- Making policy arguments -- Questions presented -- Oral argument.