Focusing on predictive analysis, Legal Method and Writing I: Predictive Writing, Eighth Edition equips students to begin thinking and writing like a lawyer. Clear and comprehensive, the text utilizes numerous illustrations and exercises that immerse students in legal analysis, our system of precedent, use of authority, and predictive writing. Various formats of office memoranda are covered, with separate chapters on organization and writing style. Multicultural themes seamlessly woven throughout the book enrich class discussion with context and perspective. Key Features: <ul>
<li>An overview of the writing process and case method</li> <li>Examination of lawmaking in the form of legislation and common law development</li> <li>An Introduction to court systems, including tribal courts</li> <li>Discussion of the nature of precedent and stare decisis, including excerpted opinions from Citizens United</li> <li>Thorough exploration of legal analysis the IRAC paradigm and inductive reasoning and the limitations of these approaches</li> <li>Comprehensive presentation of office memoranda, including prewriting, research strategy and presentation formats</li> <li>Appendices that include more assignments, as well as a comprehensive student guide to briefing cases for class discussion 
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Legal Method and Writing: Predictive Writing (Aspen Coursebook Series)

Calleros, Charles R.

Holst, Kimberly Y.W.

Legal Education

Wolters Kluwer

An ideal text for a second semester legal writing or advanced writing course, the Legal Method and Writing II, Eighth Edition immerses students in the world of appellate briefs, pleadings, motions, contracts, and professional correspondence. This revision expands coverage of motions to dismiss, while maintaining in-depth coverage of complaints, answers, motions for summary judgment, and motions in limine to exclude evidence. Numerous illustrations, sample documents, and exercises address issues ranging from enforcement of marriage contracts to sexual harassment in the workplace. Key Features: <ul>
<li>Introductory chapters on fundamentals of written advocacy, including ethical concerns, strategic considerations, organization, writing style, issue statements, point headings, and effective presentation of rules and fact analysis </li> <li>In-depth discussion of trial briefs: pleadings, motion to dismiss, motion for summary judgment, judgment, and motion in limine to exclude evidence, with numerous illustrations and sample documents</li> <li>Comprehensive discussion of appellate briefs and appellate standards of review, with sample briefs and special attention to policy arguments</li> <li>Introduction to contract drafting</li> <li>The addition of soft skills (e.g. rapport building)</li> <li>Chapters on advice and demand letters</li> <li>Examples and illustrations throughout the text</li> <li>Numerous exercises and assignments in the main text and in the appendices</li> </ul>

Legal Method and Writing II: Trial and Appellate Advocacy, Contracts, and Correspondence (Aspen Coursebook Series)

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Legal Method and Writing: Predictive Writing (Aspen Coursebook Series)

Legal Method and Writing II: Trial and Appellate Advocacy, Contracts, and Correspondence (Aspen Coursebook Series)