TY - BOOK AU - Coughlin, Christine Nero, AU - Rocklin, Joan Malmud, AU - Patrick, Sandy, TI - A lawyer writes: a practical guide to legal analysis SN - 9781531008765 (pbk.) U1 - 808.06 23 PY - 2018/// CY - Durham, North Carolina PB - Carolina Academic Press KW - Legal composition KW - Law KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; How attorneys communicate -- Sources and systems of the law -- Reading for comprehension -- Finding your argument -- Organizing your legal authority -- One legal argument -- Explaining the law -- Applying the law -- Conclusions to one legal argument -- Policy -- Statutory analysis -- The discussion section : introducing and connecting legal arguments -- Question presented and brief answer -- Statement of facts -- Conclusion to the memorandum -- Editing and polishing -- Client letters -- Professional emails -- The transition from objective to persuasive writing ER -