01544pamaa2200265 4500 0000049468 20130117090000.0 110816 eng 9780735591899 (pbk.) KF250 PRA 2010 A practical guide to legal writing and legal method John C. Dernbach ... [et al.]. 4th ed. New York: Aspen Publishers, 2010. xxiii, 493 p.: forms; 26 cm. BBDUH BMAUH BATUH BFIUH Includes bibliographical references (p. 481-488) 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 -- Opinion letters -- Elements of a brief -- Structure of an argument -- Persuasive writing -- Point headings -- Statement of facts for a brief -- Briefs to a trial court -- Briefs to an appellate court Law -- Methodology -- United States Law -- Language -- United States Legal composition Dernbach, John C. www.lawschool.aspenpublishers.com