Clary, Bradley G.

Successful legal analysis and writing : the fundamentals / Bradley G. Clary, Pamela Lysaght. - 2nd ed. - St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, c2006. - viii, 226 p. ; 26 cm. + teacher's manual.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Road mapping -- The role of facts in resolving legal problems -- The role of rules in resolving legal problems -- Determining the rule in typical, simple scenarios -- Determining the rule in typical, complex scenarios -- Determining the rule in atypical scenarios -- Determining the meaning of a statutory rule -- Basic organizing principles in legal analysis and writing -- Basic writing principles -- Citation and quotation basics -- Communicating a predictive analysis -- Communicating a presuasive analysis.

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Legal composition.
Law--Language.--United States

KF 250 / .C42 2006