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Legal Reading, Reasoning, and Writing
出版Aspen Publishers, 2003
主題Law / GeneralLaw / Legal WritingLaw / ResearchLaw / Trial Practice
ISBN07355277769780735527775
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=VO06AQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Help your students explore the integral roles of legal reading, reasoning, and writing with Synthesis, Second Edition.The authors prepare students for practice by:
- teaching them how to think like a lawyer; first, the authors discuss how to read the law, then how to reason about a client's situation, and how to write about it in different legal forms
- taking a step-by-step approach to effective legal reasoning and writing--for each skill, the authors set out steps to follow, identify factors to consider, detail criteria for effective Legal Writing, and explore pertinent ethical principles
- using one case file, the HomeElderCare case, for all the examples in the book; this case, involving the unauthorized practice of law, demonstrates how to carefully analyze a case from the initial client interview through the appellate argument
- providing pedagogy designed to reach those who learn in different ways, such as incorporating numerous charts and diagrams for visual learners
- using exercises based on a tort law issue that will resonate with first-year students to provide opportunities for active development of skillsWhat's new in the Second Edition?
- edited text throughout the book for greater clarity and accessibility
- a new section on contract drafting
- the citation appendix and citation style examples now incorporate the Alwd Citation Manual, as well as the Bluebook
- a new CD-Rom to accompany the Teacher's Manual, with more examples of key documents, explanations of the strengths and weaknesses of the examples, "how-to" citation grids for students, and additional student exercises