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03252aam a2200433 i 4500 001 38AC8170E67F11EE94C7D61345ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240320010038 008 230921s2024 mau 001 0 eng 010 $a 2023044312 020 $a 1543858759 020 $a 9781543858754 035 $a (OCoLC)1399530001 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a KF250 $b .L398 2024 082 00 $a 808.06/634 $2 23 100 1 $a Pollman, Terrill, $d 1948- $e author. 245 10 $a Legal writing / $c Terrill Pollman, Emerita Professor of Law, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Judith M. Stinson, Clinical Professor of Law Emerita, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University. 250 $a Fourth Edition. 264 1 $a Burlington, MA : $b Aspen Publishing, $c [2024] 300 $a xiii, 466 pages ; $c 26 cm. 490 1 $a Examples & explanations 500 $a Includes index. 505 0 $a How to use this book -- Transitioning to legal writing -- Overview : office memos -- Choosing authority -- Interpreting statutes -- Organizing the discussion -- Constructing a rule -- Stating and explaining the rule -- Applying the law : fact-based analysis -- Applying the law : analogical analysis -- Applying the law : policy analysis -- Writing the introduction to the discussion (or argument) -- Writing the question presented (objective) -- Writing the brief answer -- Writing the facts -- Writing the conclusion section -- Overview : motions and briefs -- Handling standards of review -- Developing a theory of the case and themes -- Writing point headings and subheadings -- Making persuasive arguments -- Making persuasive counterarguments -- Writing the summary of the argument -- Writing a persuasive fact statement -- Writing the question presented (persuasive) -- Overview : revising and rewriting -- Fixing awkward sentence structure -- Starting paragraphs powerfully -- Writing concisely to stay within the word count or page limit -- Bringing it together : transitions and coherence -- The writer's life : where to go from here. 520 $a "The organization of this book generally follows the organization of typical first-year legal writing courses. Most courses first cover objective or predictive writing, asking students to write office memos, and then cover persuasive writing, asking students to write motions and briefs. We've also included a section on revising and rewriting because those skills are necessary to all good writing"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Legal composition. 650 0 $a Law $z United States $x Language. 650 6 $a ReÌdaction juridique. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0244844 650 6 $a Droit $0 (CaQQLa)201-0374109 $z EÌtats-Unis $0 (CaQQLa)201-0040046 $x Langage. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0374109 650 7 $a Law $x Language $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00993769 650 7 $a Legal composition $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00995444 651 7 $a United States $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 700 1 $a Stinson, Judith M., $e author. 830 0 $a Examples & explanations series 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240320011119.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=38AC8170E67F11EE94C7D61345ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search