TY - BOOK AU - Dernbach,John C. TI - A practical guide to legal writing & legal method SN - 0735562849 AV - KF 250 .P72 2007 U1 - 808/.06634 22 PY - 2007/// CY - New York PB - Aspen Publishers KW - Legal composition KW - Law KW - United States KW - Language KW - Methodology N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-401) and index; Rules and policies -- Sources of law -- Case analysis and case briefs -- Precedent and stare decisis -- Understanding legal rules -- Identifying and selecting issues for analysis -- Common law analysis -- Statutory analysis -- Reaching a conclusion -- Organization -- Describing the law -- Explaining the analysis -- Signposting -- Drafting the discussion -- Revising and editing -- Elements of an office memorandum -- The discussion -- Statement of facts for a memorandum -- Questions presented -- Elements of a brief -- The argument -- Point headings -- Statement of facts for a brief -- Briefs to a trial court -- Briefs to an appellate court UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip079/2007004377.html ER -