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Tables of Contents for Clear and Effective Legal Writing
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Contents
xi
 
Preface
xix
 
Acknowledgments
xxi
 
Introduction
1
4
Part I Learning to Read Legal Materials
5
78
A Short History of Legal Language
7
12
Categories of Legal Writing
19
2
Sources of Law and Our System of Courts
21
8
The Litigation Process
29
14
Reading, Analyzing, and Briefing a Case
43
12
Synthesizing the Law from a Series of Cases
55
28
Part II Learning to Write Legal Documents
83
150
A Systematic Approach to Legal Writing
85
4
Understanding Your Context
89
46
Getting Organized
135
22
Writing Clearly
157
38
Writing Effectively
195
22
Reviewing and Editing
217
16
Part III Creating Specific Legal Documents
233
122
Writing an Intraoffice Memorandum
235
22
Writing a Memorandum of Points and Authorities
257
14
Writing an Appelate Brief
271
84
Appendix: An Overview of English Sentence Structure
355
64
Index
419