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Legal Analysis and Writing

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ISBN-10: 1133016545

ISBN-13: 9781133016540

Edition: 4th 2013 (Revised)

Authors: William H. Putman

List price: $173.95
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LEGAL ANALYSIS AND WRITING, 4TH EDITION helps readers analyze statutes and cases and draft supporting legal memoranda. In addition to the fundamentals of good writing, legal or otherwise, the book illustrates how paralegals analyze and brief cases, identify key facts and legal issues, and apply case law and counteranalysis to legal matters, and more. Going beyond mere explanations, the book shows readers how to apply concepts to hypothetical situations, draft legal memoranda and correspondence, and scrutinize legal citations and Web research, to develop a thorough understanding of the analytical and writing responsibilities paralegals undertake. Legal Analysis and Writing, 4th Edition is a…    
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Book details

List price: $173.95
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication date: 1/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 8.54" wide x 10.87" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 2.816
Language: English

William Putman was an instructor in the Legal Assistant Studies Program at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as well as the Paralegal Studies Program at Santa Fe Community College, in Santa Fe, New Mexico for ten years. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law, and has been a member of the New Mexico Bar since 1975.

Introduction to Principles and Authorities
Introduction to Legal Analysis
Statutory Analysis
Case Law and Case Briefing
Key Facts
Issue Identification
Stating the Issue
Case Law Application
Counteranalysis
Legal Writing Process--General Considerations
Fundamentals of Writing
Office Legal Memorandum--Assignments, Facts, and Issues
Office Legal Memorandum--Analysis to Conclusion
External Memorandums
Correspondence
Court Opinions Referred to in the Text
Appellate Court Brief
Overview of Legal Citation
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