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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Author | |
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| Sentences and Paragraphs | |
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| Sentences | |
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| Phrases and Clauses | |
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| Types and Classifications | |
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| Basic Rules and Problem Areas | |
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| Paragraphs | |
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| Topic Sentence | |
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| Body | |
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| Closing Sentence | |
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| Transition Words, Phrases, and Sentences | |
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| Paragraph Length | |
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| Word Selection and Usage, Spelling, Capitalization, Italics, Abbreviations, and Numbers | |
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| Word Selection and Usage | |
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| Noun/Verb Strings | |
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| Nominalizations | |
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| Legalese | |
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| Archaic Words/Excessive Verbiage | |
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| Sexist Language | |
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| Specific Words-Problem Areas | |
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| Spelling | |
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| Basic Spelling Rules | |
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| Plurals | |
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| Possessives | |
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| Numbers | |
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| Spelled-Out Numbers | |
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| Numbers at the Beginning of Sentences | |
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| Plural and Possessive Numbers | |
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| Numbers That Appear Together | |
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| Capitalization | |
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| Sentences and Quoted Sentences | |
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| Proper Nouns | |
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| Titles | |
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| Words Following a Colon | |
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| Full and Short Names | |
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| Geographic Terms | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| Titles | |
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| Organizations, Corporations, Countries, and Technical Terms | |
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| Times, Date, and Temperatures | |
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| Latin Abbreviations | |
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| Italics and Underlining | |
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| To Show Emphasis | |
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| Titles and Names | |
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| Words Used as Term | |
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| Foreign Words and Phrases | |
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| Formal Writing Conventions | |
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| Grammar | |
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| Subject/Verb Agreement | |
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| Person and Number | |
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| Subjects Joined by And | |
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| Subjects joined by Or or Nor | |
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| Compound Subject with Singular Meaning | |
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| Indefinite Pronouns in General | |
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| Indefinite Pronouns All, None, Most, Some, and Any | |
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| Plural Indefinite Pronouns | |
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| Collective Nouns | |
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| Plural Nouns Singular in Meaning | |
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| Titles and Company Names | |
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| Relative Pronouns-Which, Who, and That-Agreement with Antecedent | |
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| Relative Pronouns-Which, Who, and That-Proper Use | |
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| Where Subject Follows Verb | |
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| Plural Subject Followed by Each | |
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| Forms of Measurement or Amount | |
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| Science or Discipline Ending in -ics | |
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| Noun/Pronoun Agreement | |
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| Noun/Pronoun Agreement-General Rule | |
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| Indefinite Pronouns | |
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| Antecedents Joined by And | |
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| Antecedents Joined by Or or Nor | |
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| Pronoun Case | |
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| Pronouns and Infinitives | |
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| Number of a Pronoun That Refers to a Collective Noun | |
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| Pronoun Reference | |
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| Generic Nouns | |
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| Formal Writing and Placement of a Pronoun | |
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| Verb Tense and Superfluous Verbs | |
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| Verb Tense in General | |
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| Superfluous Verbs | |
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| Adverbs, Adjectives, and Conjunctions | |
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| Forming Adverbs and Improper Use of Adjectives | |
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| Adjectives, Adverbs, and Linking Verbs | |
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| Comparatives and Superlatives | |
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| Adverbs Used for Emphasis | |
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| Coordinating Conjunctions | |
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| Correlative Conjunctions | |
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| Parallel Construction | |
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| Modifiers and Infinitives | |
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| Misplaced Modifiers | |
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| Dangling Modifiers | |
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| Squinting Modifiers | |
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| Split Infinitives | |
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| Punctuation | |
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| Comma (,) | |
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| Semicolon (;) | |
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| Colon (:) | |
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| Apostrophe (') | |
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| Quotation Marks (" ") | |
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| Period (.) | |
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| Question Mark (?) | |
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| Exclamation Point (!) | |
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| Ellipses (...) | |
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| Brackets ([]) | |
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| Parentheses (()) | |
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| Hyphen (-) | |
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| Slash (/) | |
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| Legal Citation | |
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| Introduction | |
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| In General | |
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| The Bluebook and the ALWD Citation Manual | |
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| Primary Authority | |
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| Case Law-Bluebook R-10 & P1; ALWD-12 | |
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| Constitutions-Bluebook R-11; ALWD-13 | |
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| Statutory Law-Bluebook R-12 & P5; ALWD-14 | |
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| Rules of Evidence and Procedure-Bluebook R-12.8.3; ALWD-17 | |
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| Administrative Law-Bluebook R-14; ALWD-19 | |
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| Secondary Authority | |
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| Annotated Law Reports-Bluebook R-16.6.5; ALWD-24 | |
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| Legal Dictionary-Bluebook R-15.7; ALWD-25 | |
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| Legal Encyclopedia-Bluebook R-15.7; ALWD-26 | |
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| Periodicals-Law Review/Journal Citations-Bluebook R-16; ALWD-23 | |
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| Restatements-Bluebook R-12.8.5; ALWD-27 | |
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| Treatises/Books-Bluebook R-15; ALWD-22 | |
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| General Rules of Citation | |
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| Typeface-Bluebook R-2 & P1; ALWD-1.1 | |
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| Italics and Underlining-Bluebook P1; ALWD-1.3 | |
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| Citation Placement in Sentences and Clauses-Bluebook P2; ALWD-43.1 | |
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| Abbreviations-Bluebook R-6 and Tables T.5 to T.17; ALWD-2 and Appendices 3, 4, and 5 | |
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| Capitalization-Bluebook R-8 & P6; ALWD-3 | |
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| Quotations-Bluebook R-5; ALWD-47 to 49 | |
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| Page Numbers (Pinpoint Citations)-Bluebook R-3.3 to 3.5; ALWD-5.2 to 5.4 | |
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| String Citations-Bluebook R-1.1 & P.2.2; ALWD-43.3(A) | |
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| Short Citation Forms (Id., Supra and Hereinafter)-Bluebook R-4, P4, & P7; ALWD-11.2 to 11.4 | |
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| Internal Cross-References (Supra and Infra)-Bluebook R-3.6; ALWD-10 | |
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| Signals-Bluebook R-1.2 to 1.5; ALWD-44 to 46 | |
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| Sections and Paragraphs ([section paragraph])-Bluebook R-3.4; ALWD-6 | |
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| Electronic Sources-Bluebook R-18; ALWD-38 to 42 | |
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| Key Points-Citation Checklist | |
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| Computer and Internet Research Web Sites | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Ethics | |
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| Limitations | |
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| Non-Fee-Based Law-Related Web Sites | |
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| Search Terms | |
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| General Access and Links | |
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| Federal Government Sources | |
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| State Sources | |
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| Secondary Authority and Specialty Areas | |
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| Listservs | |
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| Organizations | |
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| CD-ROMs | |
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| Key Points Checklist: Computers and Legal Research | |
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| Preparing to Write-The Writing Process for Effective Legal Writing | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Legal Writing Process | |
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| Prewriting Stage | |
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| Writing Stage | |
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| Postwriting Stage | |
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| General Research Suggestions | |
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| Key Points Checklist: The Writing Process | |
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| Legal Correspondence | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Basic Components | |
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| Letterhead | |
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| Date | |
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| Method of Delivery | |
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| Recipient's Address Block | |
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| Reference (Re:) Line | |
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| Salutation | |
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| Body | |
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| Closing | |
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| Signature and Title | |
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| Reference Initials | |
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| Enclosure Notation | |
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| Others Receiving Copies | |
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| Format Style | |
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| General Considerations-All Correspondence | |
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| Types of Correspondence | |
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| Information Letter | |
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| Opinion Letter | |
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| Demand Letter | |
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| Key Points Checklist: Legal Correspondence | |
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| Legal Research Memorandum | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Prewriting Stage | |
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| Who Is the Audience? | |
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| Constraints on the Assignment | |
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| Organization of the Assignment | |
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| Sections of the Legal Research Memorandum | |
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| Heading | |
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| Statement of Assignment | |
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| Issue | |
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| Brief Answer | |
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| Statement of Facts | |
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| Analysis | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Recommendations | |
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| General Considerations | |
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| Heading | |
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| Introductory Sentences | |
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| Transition Sentences | |
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| Paragraphs | |
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| Persuasive Precedent | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Revisions/Redrafts | |
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| Additional Authority | |
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| Key Points Checklist: Legal Research Memorandum | |
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| Court Briefs | |
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| Introduction | |
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| General Considerations | |
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| Similarities-Court Briefs and Legal Research Memorandums | |
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| Dissimilarities-Court Briefs and Legal Research Memorandums | |
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| Trial Court Briefs | |
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| Audience | |
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| Constraints | |
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| Format/Content | |
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| Appellate Court Briefs | |
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| Audience | |
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| Constraints | |
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| Format/Content | |
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| Key Points Checklist: Court Brief | |
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| Correspondence | |
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| Legal Research Memorandum | |
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| Court Briefs | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |