Synthesis Legal Reading, Reasoning, and Writing

Name: Synthesis Legal Reading, Reasoning, and Writing
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ISBN: 9781454808657

ISBN-10: 1454808659

ISBN-13: 9781454808657

Edition: 4th 2014 (Revised)

Authors: Deborah A. Schmedemann, Christina L. Kunz

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Synthesis employs a successful step-by-step approach to effectivelegal reasoning and writing skills, teaching students how to think likea lawyer: how to read the law, how to reason a client’s situation, andhow to write about the case in different legal forms. One solid casefile—the HomeElderCare case involving the unauthorized practice oflaw—is used to demonstrate how to carefully analyze a case from theinitial client interview through appellate argument. Maintaining apedagogy designed to teach students in a variety of ways, the textincorporates numerous charts and diagrams for visual learners.Exercises—based on tort law issues that are particularly accessible tofirst-year students—provide…

Book details

List price: $117.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Publication date: 5/14/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 600
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English



Summary of Contents



Introduction: The Lawyer's Roles and the Legal System



The Structure of Legal Rules



Reading Cases



Fusing Cases



Reading Statutes



Interpreting Statutes



Reading Commentary



Applying a Rule to Facts: Deductive Reasoning



Applying a Rule to Facts: Reasoning by Example and Public Policy Analysis



Rule-Driven Writing: The IRAC Template



Advisory Writing: The Function and Format of the Office Memo



The Office Memo: The Discussion



The Office Memo: Issues, Short Answers, and Conclusion



The Office Memo: The Facts



Advisory: The Function and Format of the Advice Letter



Persuasive Writing: The Function and Format of the Demand Letter



Advocacy Writing in the Pre-Trial and Trial Setting: The Function and Format of the Motion Practice Memorandum



Fundamentals of Advocacy



Advocacy Writing in the Appellate Setting: The Function and Format of the Appellate Brief



Advanced Advocacy



Oral Advocacy



The Writing Process



Paragraph Design, Sentence Structure, and Word Usage



Citation: ALWD Citation Manual



Citation: The Bluebook



Contract Drafting Exercises