The Legal Writing Handbook : (Record no. 2080)
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fixed length control field | 02750nam a2200241 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
ISBN | 9781543830415 (paperback) |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
Transcribing agency | sokunthea |
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
Language code of original and/or intermediate translations of text | eng |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 354.73 |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
Personal name | Oates, Laurel Crurie, |
Dates associated with a name | 1951- |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
Personal name | Enquist, Anne, |
Dates associated with a name | 1950- |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
Personal name | Francis, Jeremy, |
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | The Legal Writing Handbook : |
Remainder of title | Analysis, Research, and Writing / |
Statement of responsibility, etc | by Laurel Currie Oates , Anne Enquist , Jeremy Francis |
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
Edition statement | Eighth edtion |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Place of publication | New York : |
Name of publisher | Wolters Kluwer , |
Year of publication | 2021 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Number of Pages | xxxvi, 963 pages : |
Other physical details | illustrations, map ; |
Dimensions | 26 cm |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index |
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
Formatted contents note | Making the transition -- The United States legal system -- Mandatory vs. persuasive authority -- Reading statutes -- Reading cases -- Primary authority -- Secondary authority -- Finding tools -- Citators -- Developing effective research strategies -- Drafting memos -- Getting the assignment -- Drafting the heading and statement of facts -- Drafting the issue statement and brief answer -- Drafting the discussion section -- Drafting the formal conclusion -- Revising, editing, and proofreading the memo -- Drafting memos requiring other types of analysis -- E-memos -- Drafting advice letters -- Introduction to rhetoric and bias -- Motion briefs -- Deciding on a theory of the case -- Drafting the caption and introduction -- Drafting the statement of facts -- Ordering the issues and arguments -- Drafting the issue statements -- Drafting the argumentative headings -- Drafting the arguments -- Drafting the prayer for relief and signing the brief -- Sample briefs -- Practicing before an appellate court -- Drafting an appellate brief : audience, purpose, and conventions -- Getting the case : United States v. Josephy -- Preparing to write the brief -- Planning the brief -- Beginning the appellate brief : the cover, tables, and jurisdictional statement -- Drafting the statement of issues presented for review -- Drafting the statement of the case and statement of facts -- Drafting the summary of the argument -- Drafting the argumentative headings -- Drafting the arguments -- Completing the brief -- Sample briefs -- Preparing and presenting an effective oral argument -- Effective writing : the whole document -- Connections between paragraphs -- Effective paragraphs -- Connections between sentences -- Effective sentences -- Effective words -- Bias-free language -- Eloquence -- Grammar -- Punctuation -- Mechanics -- Legal writing for English-as-a-second-language writers. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc | "Introductory text on legal research, analysis, and writing"--Provided by publisher |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Legal research |
Geographic subdivision | United States |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Legal composition |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
Koha item type | BE |
Lost status | Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Full call number | Shelving location | Barcode | Source of acquisition | Koha item type |
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Resource Centre | Resource Centre | 29/02/2024 | 354.73 OAT | Shelving V | BE1137 | eccc | BE |