Legal writing

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• Acknowledgments p. xiii
• Part I Introduction p. 1
• Chapter 1 How to Use This Book p. 3
• Chapter 2 Transitioning to Legal Writing p. 9
• Part II Objective Writing p. 19
• Chapter 3 Overview: Office Memos p. 21
• Chapter 4 Choosing Authority p. 27
• Chapter 5 Interpreting Statutes p. 43
• Chapter 6 Organizing the Discussion p. 55
• Chapter 7 Constructing a Rule p. 75
• Chapter 8 Stating and Explaining the Rule p. 95
• Chapter 9 Applying the Law: Fact-Based Analysis p. 111
• Chapter 10 Applying the Law: Analogical Analysis p. 121
• Chapter 11 Applying the Law: Policy Analysis p. 133
• Chapter 12 Writing the Introduction to the Discussion (or Argument) p. 143
• Chapter 13 Writing the Question Presented (Objective) p. 161
• Chapter 14 Writing the Brief Answer p. 175
• Chapter 15 Writing the Facts p. 187
• Part III Persuasive Writing p. 203
• Chapter 16 Overview: Motions and Briefs p. 205
• Chapter 17 Handling Standards of Review p. 211
• Chapter 18 Developing a Theory of the Case and Themes p. 225
• Chapter 19 Writing Point Headings and Subheadings p. 237
• Chapter 20 Making Persuasive Arguments p. 249
• Chapter 21 Making Persuasive Counterarguments p. 265
• Chapter 22 Writing the Summary of the Argument p. 277
• Chapter 23 Writing a Persuasive Fact Statement p. 289
• Chapter 24 Writing the Question Presented (Persuasive) p. 303
• Part IV Revising and Rewriting p. 315
• Chapter 25 Overview: Revising and Rewriting p. 317
• Chapter 26 Fixing Awkward Sentence Structure p. 321
• Chapter 27 Starting Paragraphs Powerfully p. 329
• Chapter 28 Writing Concisely to Stay Within the Word Count or Page Limit p. 339
• Chapter 29 Bringing It Together: Transitions and Coherence p. 353
• Chapter 30 The Writer's Life: Where to Go From Here p. 365
• Appendices
• Appendix A The "Cell Phone Manslaughter" Problem p. 371
• Appendix B The "Copyright and Fair Use" Problem p. 379
• Appendix C Checklists p. 395
• Index p. 409