Legal Method and Writing by Charles R. CallerosCall Number: KF250 .C345 2011
ISBN: 0735585121
Introduction to writing style : policy, purpose, and audience; Overview of the case method of study; Common law; Legislation; The role of precedent : the court system and stare decisis; Deductive reasoning and IRAC-introduction to legal analysis; Case briefs; Reorganization, summary, and inductive reasoning in outline form; Essay examinations; Introduction to the law library; Content of the office memorandum of law (Sample Ch. 11); Organization of office memoranda and briefs; Legal writing style in the office memorandum; Presenting, quoting, and citing to authority; Advocacy : overview and ethics; Developing your legal arguments; Expressing your advocacy : persuasive writing style and oral argument; Pleadings; Motion for summary judgment (Sample Ch. 19); Motion to exclude evidence before trial; Standards of appellate review; The brief-effective appellate advocacy (Sample p. 453); Contracts; Advice letters (Sample p. 515); Demand letters