A Practical Guide to Legal Writing and Legal Method, Fourth Edition, features:
- basic coverage of the essential principles of legal writing and legal method
- a flexible presentation of legal reasoning and analysis skills
- a series of accessible, step-by-step guidelines that neatly unpack each topic
- focused exercises that develop legal writing and reasoning skills
- a consistent and integrated emphasis on professionalism and the rules of professional conduct
- illustrative examples in the Appendices
Updated throughout, the revised Fourth Edition provides:
- new material on electronic communication, including electronic writing, editing, and filing, and email etiquette and ethics
- a new chapter on client letters that focuses on the legal memo and rules for writing an opinion letter
- expanded coverage of how to organize a legal memo
- simplified treatment of how to structure an argument and persuasive writing
- exercises developed specifically for classroom use
- additional sample client letters in the Appendices
A landmark title in its field, the fourth edition of A Practical Guide to Legal Writing and Legal Method constitutes a thorough revision of a classic for a new generation of law students
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