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| Preface | |
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| Road Mapping | |
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| Where, What | |
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| Why | |
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| Who | |
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| When | |
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| How | |
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| Example | |
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| Comparison to Legal Writing | |
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| The Role of Facts in Resolving Legal Problems | |
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| Story Identification | |
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| Additional Story Identification Principles | |
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| The Role of Rules in Resolving Legal Problems | |
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| The Sources of Rules: Enacted Law and Cases | |
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| Enacted Law | |
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| Cases | |
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| Basic Principles for Understanding Primary Authority | |
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| Considerations When Working with Statutes and Cases | |
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| Determining the Rule in Typical, Simple Scenarios | |
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| Pulling Apart a Rule | |
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| Common Mistakes in Parsing a Rule | |
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| Assembling a Rule from a Single Court Decision | |
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| Determining the Rule in Typical, Complex Scenarios | |
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| Assembling a Rule from Multiple Court Decisions | |
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| Common Mistakes in Assembling a Rule from Multiple Cases | |
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| Determining the Rule in Atypical Scenarios | |
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| Assembling Rules in Atypical Settings: Direct Conflicts | |
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| Assembling Rules in Atypical Settings: Cases of First Impression | |
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| Determining the Meaning of a Statutory Rule | |
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| Interpreting Statutory Language | |
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| Understand Issues of Statutory Interpretation in Context | |
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| Basic Organizing Principles in Legal Analysis and Writing | |
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| IRAC: The Basic Components | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Rule | |
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| Application | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Linking Discrete IRACs | |
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| Basic Writing Principles | |
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| Prefer Simplicity | |
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| Prefer the Familiar | |
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| Prefer Concision | |
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| Prefer Action | |
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| Avoid Overuse of Adjectives and Adverbs | |
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| Pay Attention to Flow | |
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| Be Meticulous | |
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| Common Mistakes to Avoid | |
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| Citation and Quotation Basics | |
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| ALWD Citation Manual | |
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| General Citation Rules | |
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| Full and Short Citations | |
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| Pinpoint References | |
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| Citation Placement and Use | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| Capitalization | |
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| Citing to Primary Authority | |
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| Constitutions currently in force | |
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| Statutes currently in force | |
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| Cases | |
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| Citing to Secondary Authority | |
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| Restatements | |
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| Legal Periodicals (Law Reviews) | |
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| Books | |
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| Working with Signals | |
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| The Bluebook | |
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| General Citation Rules | |
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| Full and Short Citations | |
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| Pinpoint References | |
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| Citation Placement and Use | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| Capitalization | |
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| Citing to Primary Authority | |
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| Constitutions currently in force | |
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| Statutes currently in force | |
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| Cases | |
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| Citing to Secondary Authority | |
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| Restatements | |
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| Legal Periodicals (Law Reviews) | |
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| Books | |
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| Working with Signals | |
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| General Rules on Quoting Authority | |
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| Block Quotations | |
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| Shorter Quotations | |
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| Alterations and Omissions | |
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| Common Questions about When and What to Cite | |
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| Communicating a Predictive Analysis | |
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| Common Features of Good Predictive Writing | |
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| The Office Memorandum Template | |
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| The Client Advice Letter Template | |
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| Communicating a Persuasive Analysis | |
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| Common Features of Good Persuasive Writing | |
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| The Trial Court Brief Template | |
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| The Appellate Brief Template | |
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| Oral Argument | |
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| A Way to Prepare the Argument | |
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| A Way to Begin the Argument | |
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| A Way to Approach the Middle of the Argument | |
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| A Way to Approach the Conclusion of the Argument | |