Legal Writing and Analysis [Paperback]

Linda Holdeman Edwards (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0735537097 | ISBN-13: 978-0735537095 | Publication Date: March 2003

Ideal for beginning legal writers, this logically organized and exceptionally well-written text offers a concise and straightforward guide to legal writing and analysis. Updated to include exercises with increased focus on first-year courses, <b>Legal Writing and Analysis, Second Edition,</b> starts with an overview of the legal system and the lawyer¿s role, then leads students from reading and analyzing the law through the process of legal writing, providing numerous examples and exercises along the way. <p class=copymedium> <b>Classroom-tested features of this bestselling text include:</b> <li class=copymedium>a consistent use of the legal method approach, from an opening chapter providing an overview of a civil case and the lawyer¿s role, to information about the legal system, case briefing, synthesizing cases, and statutory interpretation <li class=copymedium>an emphasis on analogical reasoning and synthesizing cases, as well as rule-based and policy-based reasoning, with explanations of how to use these types of reasoning to organize a legal discussion <li class=copymedium>a logical organization that starts with reading and analyzing the law and then moves on to writing the discussion of a legal question, writing an office memo and professional letters, and advocacy writing. <li class=copymedium>chapters addressing style and formality considerations as well as oral advocacy <li class=copymedium>effective coverage of the use of precedent <li class=copymedium>a superior discussion of small-scale organization, including the thesis paragraph <li class=copymedium>numerous examples and frequent short exercises that encourage students to apply concepts <li class=copymedium>a comprehensive Teacher¿s Manual that offers helpful advice for instructors.</ul> <p class=copymedium><b>The Second Edition offers</b> <li class=copymedium>new exercises, including increased focus on first-year courses. <li class=copymedium>a revision of Part Five on advocacy writing, streamlining the order of the chapters and adding more coverage of questions presented <li class=copymedium>an updated citation chapter. <li class=copymedium>Chapter 12 on the Office Memorandum has been expanded to add another format for a question presented and is accompanied by an example</ul> <p> Please visit the new companion website to learn more about this book. </p> <p> Website: <a href="http://www.aspenlawschool.com/edwardslwa2" target="_blank"> http://www.aspenlawschool.com/edwardslwa2</a> </p>

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 342 pages
• Publisher: Aspen Law & Business (March 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735537097
• ISBN-13: 978-0735537095
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,666,919 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a really great book, September 1, 2003

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Adam Woodrum (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews
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THEY are forcing me to read this book for my first year lawyering process class in law school. It really is a good book. It's nuts and bolts of "doing" law, including reading, writing, analyzing. I read a lot of those "buy this book and you won't be scared of law school" books, and with few exceptions they were disappointing. I am so happy to finally be into the meat of law school. While I would not recommend buying this book to the casual reader, it would be worth a glance if you are starting, or considering starting law school. Support your local library!
Happy reading.
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11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pure Torture, March 25, 2005

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Matt (SACRAMENTO, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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The problem with this book is that she is constantly telling you to write special little paragraphs with little or no explanation or reason for their existence. Instead of telling you how to write a paper, she tells you all kinds of "specialty paragraphs" that you must include in your paper.

For example, here's what she says should be in the "analysis section" of a trial brief (remember this is just part of a brief):
1) An Umbrella section containing
a rule summary and
controlling authority and
rule definition and
principles affecting the rule application and
argument summary and
resolution of potential "resistance"
2) A Standard paradigm (don't ask what it is or why she calls it that)
3) A rule statement with two sub-parts
4) A rule explanation with four sub-parts
5) A "factual conclusion" with a conclusion two sections before your actual conclusion
6) A rule application with three sub-parts
7) A conclusion with two sub-parts

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great!!, February 6, 2011

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