Legal Reasoning And Objective Writing

Author : Daniel L. Barnett,Jane Kent Gionfriddo
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781454874744

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Legal Reasoning and Objective Writing by Daniel L. Barnett,Jane Kent Gionfriddo Pdf

Legal Reasoning and Objective Writing: A Comprehensive Approach is a textbook for the objective writing segment of a first-year legal writing class, written by two professors who have collaborated for many years, and who between them have over 50 years of experience teaching legal analysis and writing. The book, which is written in a conversational manner to engage students and put them at ease so that they grasp difficult concepts easily, uses a variety of short examples throughout the chapters as well as sample documents in the appendices with comprehensive annotations keyed to relevant portions of the book. Each chapter and accompanying optional closed-memo problem provide students with a sophisticated yet concrete step-by-step method to learn the analytical, organizational, and presentational skills necessary to convey legal analysis effectively. The accompanying optional introductory problem and related assignment materials use a flipped-class approach to guide students through the memo project independently, allowing teachers to adapt the problem to fit a variety of teaching sequences.

Author : Richard K. Neumann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Law
ISBN : 0316603805

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Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing by Richard K. Neumann Pdf

Author : Richard K. Neumann,Kristen Konrad Tiscione
Publisher : Aspen Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Law
ISBN : 1454826975

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Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing by Richard K. Neumann,Kristen Konrad Tiscione Pdf

A leading text in legal writing, Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing explores the nuts and bolts of writing an office memo, a motion memo, and an appellate brief. In addition, chapters are included on oral argument and client letters. Well-known and highly regarded authors deliver the best explanation available on the reasoning underlying the proof of a conclusion of law. Thoughtful coverage of all aspects of legal reasoning goes from rule-based analysis to the strategy of persuasion. Helpful instruction on the process of writing accompanies a study of the mechanics of style and grammar. Examples and exercises throughout the text provide needed practice. The presentation of the Seventh Edition is tighter with a more open page design that is even easier to read. Coverage has been fine-tuned in response to user feedback. There are now new chapters on email memos and a new appendix on document design. Additional insight is given on the writing process as well as the process of persuasion, all with updated examples and exercises. Chapters on briefing cases, interviewing clients, and writing exam answers, as well as appendices on basic legal usage and rules of punctuation have been moved to the website for easy access. Features comprehensive coverage office memos motion memo appellate briefs oral argument client letters best explanation available on the Paradigm for Organizing a Proof of a Conclusion of Law thoughtful coverage of all aspects of legal reasoning, from rule-based analysis to the strategy of persuasion careful instruction on process of writing, as well as mechanics of style and grammar examples and exercises included throughout. well-known and highly regarded authors Thoroughly updated, the revised Seventh Edition presents: tighter presentation and with an open page design making the material more accessible new chapters on email memos updated examples and exercises fine-tuned coverage in response to feedback from users new material on the writing process additional insight on the process of persuasion new appendix on document design material on briefing cases; obtaining fact; writing exam answers; and appendices on basic legal usage and Rules of Punctuation moved to the website for greater convenience

Author : Neumann,Richard K. Neumann, Jr.
Publisher : Aspen Publishers
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1995-12-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0316571512

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Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing by Neumann,Richard K. Neumann, Jr. Pdf

Author : Richard K. Neumann Jr.,Ellie Margolis,Kathryn M. Stanchi
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 1454886528

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Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing by Richard K. Neumann Jr.,Ellie Margolis,Kathryn M. Stanchi Pdf

Buy anew versionof this Connected Casebook and receiveaccessto theonline e-book,practice questionsfrom your favorite study aids, and anoutline toolon CasebookConnect, the all in one learning solution for law school students. CasebookConnect offers you what you need most to be successful in your law school classes – portability, meaningful feedback, and greater efficiency. Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing teaches students how to organize and incorporate a legal argument into strong and cogent writing for a variety of applications in legal practice. Because effective legal writing is predicated on sound legal reasoning, the authors treat both as integral parts of one process. Key Features: Comprehensive coverage of how to write an office memo, motion memo, and appellate brief—with additional chapters on oral argument, client letters, and professional email Exceptionally student-friendly treatment of how to organize a proof for a conclusion of law A thoughtful look at all aspects of legal reasoning, from rule-based analysis to the strategy of persuasion An accessible approach that focuses on the process of writing timely examples and exercises from legal practice A full complement of sample documents in the Appendices Additional materials and resources on the Companion Website. A timely revision that reflects current practice, the Eighth Edition presents: Expanded coverage of oral research reports and email correspondence New sample appellate briefs from a recent transgender rights case A fresh look at statutory construction and case analysis CasebookConnectfeatures: ONLINE E-BOOK Law school comes with a lot of reading, so access your enhanced e-book anytime, anywhere to keep up with your coursework. Highlight, take notes in the margins, and search the full text to quickly find coverage of legal topics. PRACTICE QUESTIONS Quiz yourself before class and prep for your exam in the Study Center. Practice questions fromExamples & Explanations,Emanuel Law Outlines,Emanuel Law in a Flashflashcards, and other best-selling study aid series help you study for exams while tracking your strengths and weaknesses to help optimize your study time. OUTLINE TOOL Most professors will tell you that starting your outline early is key to being successful in your law school classes. The Outline Tool automatically populates your notes and highlights from the e-book into an editable format to accelerate your outline creation and increase study time later in the semester.

Author : Jaakko Husa,Mark Van Hoecke
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781782250685

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Objectivity in Law and Legal Reasoning by Jaakko Husa,Mark Van Hoecke Pdf

Legal theorists consider their discipline as an objective endeavour in line with other fields of science. Objectivity in science is generally regarded as a fundamental condition, informing how science should be practised and how truths may be found. Objective scientists venture to uncover empirical truths about the world and ought to eliminate personal biases, prior commitments and emotional involvement. However, legal theorists are inevitably bound up with a given legal culture. Consequently, their scholarly work derives at least in part from this environment and their subtle interaction with it. This book questions critically, in novel ways and from various perspectives, the possibilities of objectivity of legal theory in the twenty-first century. It transpires that legal theory is unavoidably confronted with varying conceptions of law, underlying ideologies, approaches to legal method, argumentation and discourse etc, which limit the possibilities of 'objectivity' in law and in legal reasoning. The authors of this book reveal some of these underlying notions and discuss their consequences for legal theory.

Author : Stephanie J. Thompson
Publisher : West Academic Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Legal composition
ISBN : 0314263950

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Legal Writing Exercises by Stephanie J. Thompson Pdf

This workbook, designed to accompany any legal writing text, provides a step-by-step approach to objective and persuasive legal writing. It draws upon three case files to instruct students on the essential components of an objective memorandum and a persuasive brief. Each case file begins with a fact pattern and relevant legal authority, followed by a series of worksheets covering the essential components of an objective memorandum and a persuasive brief. Each worksheet includes brainstorming questions and writing formulas to allow students to master an approach to legal writing they can use throughout their careers.

Author : Robin Wellford Slocum,Gina Nerger
Publisher : Carolina Academic Press LLC
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Law
ISBN : 1531024041

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Legal Reasoning, Writing, and Other Lawyering Skills by Robin Wellford Slocum,Gina Nerger Pdf

The fourth edition of Legal Reasoning, Writing and Other Lawyering Skills draws on lessons from neuroscience and psychology to deepen students' understanding of self and others, and of the emotional biases and filters that undermine their efforts to "think like a lawyer." The fourth edition retains the same core chapters of earlier editions that emphasize and illustrate the "process" of thinking through, and writing about, a client problem. Within those core chapters, however, the fourth edition refines and adds clarity to foundational concepts. For example, the fourth edition distinguishes between types of client conclusions within legal analysis--ultimate conclusions and legal issue conclusions, and it breaks down the types of reasoning provided within court opinions--explanatory reasoning and application reasoning. These labels foster deeper understanding of the core concepts needed to engage in legal analysis. The fourth edition also provides a more specific formula for successfully drafting rule statements for use within memorandums and briefs. In addition, the fourth edition retains chapters covering the practicalities of modern-day legal practice, with a focus on documents students will draft in day-to-day law practice, from client letters, email responses, demand/settlement letters, and trial briefs. The fourth edition adds a new chapter on drafting summary judgment briefs, and introduces students to working with and citing record evidence. It also adds additional exercises throughout for more hands-on learning opportunities. This book can be used in a typical two-semester legal skills course, as well as more intensive two-semester courses, and three- and even four-semester courses.

Author : Nadia E. Nedzel
Publisher : Aspen Coursebook
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 1454870036

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Legal Reasoning, Research, and Writing for International Graduate Students by Nadia E. Nedzel Pdf

Legal Reasoning, Research, and Writing for International Graduate Students helps readers understand and approach legal research and writing assignments the way attorneys do in the United States. Chapters are short and clear, and repeat the major points to aid, in particular, LL.M. candidates who are not native English speakers. A methodology of research and writing in preparing legal documents is presented, and reasoning and writing methods are based on standard IRAC analysis used by many instructors. To allow instructors to discuss citation requirements as they become needed, citation format information is integrated into the text. Most of the exercises in each chapter can be done on the Web as well as in the law library, with either commercial or non-commercial websites. Key Features: An example of rule synthesis based on the simple Soccer close memo example that had been included in the third edition Updated the chapter on the use of technology in the court system and by practicing attorneys, and how both changing technology and economic changes are affecting the legal profession in the United States. New, straightforward, and very effective way for students to outline essay exam questions. "

Author : Robin S. Wellford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2002-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 0820553891

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Legal Reasoning, Writing, and Persuasive Argument by Robin S. Wellford Pdf

Author : Deborah A. Schmedemann,Christina L. Kunz
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781454886501

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Synthesis by Deborah A. Schmedemann,Christina L. Kunz Pdf

Synthesis: Legal Reading, Reasoning, and Communication employs a successful step-by-step approach to effective legal reasoning and writing skills, teaching students how to think like a lawyer: how to read the law, how to reason a client’s situation, and how to write about the case in different legal forms. Maintaining a pedagogy designed to teach students in a variety of ways, the text incorporates numerous charts and diagrams for visual learners. Exercises—based on tort law issues that are particularly accessible to first-year students—provide opportunities for active application of skills. Also included is complete coverage of memo and brief writing. The book is accompanied by a Teacher’s Manual that contains additional exercises based on different areas of the first-year curriculum, suggestions for how to most effectively use the book, and sample syllabi.

Author : Robin S. Wellford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Law
ISBN : 0820555150

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Legal Reasoning, Writing and Persuasive Argument by Robin S. Wellford Pdf

Author : Richard K. Neumann,Aspen Publishers
Publisher : Aspen Publishers
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2001-04-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 0735520054

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Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing by Richard K. Neumann,Aspen Publishers Pdf

Author : Linda H. Edwards
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781543806885

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Legal Writing and Analysis by Linda H. Edwards Pdf

This streamlined text offers a straightforward guide to developing legal writing and analysis skills for beginning legal writers. Legal Writing and Analysis, Fifth Edition by Linda Edwards, leads students logically through reading and analyzing the law, writing the discussion of a legal question, and writing office memos, letters, and briefs. The text includes chapters on citation form, writing style, professionalism, and oral argument. The book features special focus on forms of legal reasoning (rules, analogies, policies, principles, customs, inferences, and narrative) complete with examples and exercises. It teaches students to recognize rule structures and use them to organize their document. New to the Fifth Edition: Streamlined chapters and exercises Updated citation materials covering current editions of both citation manuals Product page featuring more material on professional letters and accessible coverage and use of legal theory Professors and students will benefit from: Contextual learning, including important legal method material Superior treatment of how to organize a legal discussion Clear, ample coverage of legal reasoning Practice-oriented approach Numerous examples and short exercises for formative assessment Strong coverage of professional responsibility

Author : John C. Dernbach,Richard V. Singleton,Cathleen S. Wharton,Joan M. Ruhtenberg
Publisher : Aspen Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Law
ISBN : 1454826991

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A Practical Guide to Legal Writing and Legal Method by John C. Dernbach,Richard V. Singleton,Cathleen S. Wharton,Joan M. Ruhtenberg Pdf

An updated classic presents the essential skills of legal reasoning and analysis to a new generation of law students. Its straightforward, flexible presentation man allows each teacher and student to engage with the material in his or her own way. Legal reasoning and writing is carefully explored as series of accessible and simple guidelines, and focused exercises allow students immediate practice. By covering the basic principles of legal method, students learn to apply these principles in legal writing. Extensive appendices offer useful examples. The Fifth Edition offers a brand new chapter on oral argument as well as additional material on electronic communication. A fresh and tightened presentation is enhanced by a two-color design. Features: updated classic for a new generation of law students flexible, straightforward presentation covers the essential skills of legal reasoning and analysis allows each teacher and student to engage in his or her own way legal reasoning and writing presented as a series of accessible and simple guidelines focused exercises allow students immediate practice students learn the basic principles of legal method and apply them to legal writing extensive appendices with useful examples Thoroughly updated, the revised Fifth Edition presents: a new chapter on oral argument additional material on electronic communication fresh and tightened presentation throughout 2-color design