Legal Reasoning And Legal Writing: Structure, Strategy, And Style Book

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
I	Introduction to Law and Its Study	1
1	An Introduction to American Law	3
2	Rule-Based Reasoning	15
3	An Introduction to Judicial Decisions and Statutes	27
4	Briefing Cases	41
II	Introduction to Legal Writing	49
5	The Art of Legal Writing	51
6	The Process of Writing	57
III	Office Memoranda	67
7	Office Memoranda	69
8	Initially Obtaining the Facts: Client Interviewing	75
9	Predictive Writing	81
IV	General Writing Skills	93
10	How to Organize Proof of a Conclusion of Law	95
11	Selecting Authority	119
12	Working with Precedent	135
13	Working with Statutes	157
14	Working with Facts	183
15	Paragraphing	195
16	Effective Style	205
17	Citations and Quotations	229
V	Client Letters and Law School Examination Answers	255
18	Advising the Client in Writing: Client Letters	257
19	How to Write Exam Answers	263
VI	The Shift to Persuasion	269
20	Developing a Persuasive Theory	271
21	Developing Persuasive Arguments	285
22	Handling the Procedural Posture	309
VII	Motion Memoranda	323
23	Motion Memoranda	325
24	Point Headings and Sub-Headings	331
25	Statements of the Case	341
26	Questions Presented	355
VIII	Appellate Briefs	365
27	Appellate Practice	367
28	Appellate Briefs	379
29	Writing the Appellate Brief	387
IX	Into the Courtroom	397
30	Old Argument	399
	Appendices	421
A	Basic Legal Usage	423
B	24 Rules of Punctuation	429
C	Sample Office Memorandum	441
D	Sample Client Letter	447
E	Sample Motion Memorandum	451
F	Sample Appellant's Brief	461
G	Sample Appellee's Brief	485
	Index	503