A Practical Guide to Legal Writing and Legal Method

A Practical Guide to Legal Writing and Legal Method, Fourth Edition, features:

• basic coverage of the essential principles of legal writing and legal method
• a flexible presentation of legal reasoning and analysis skills
• a series of accessible, step-by-step guidelines that neatly unpack each topic
• focused exercises that develop legal writing and reasoning skills
• a consistent and integrated emphasis on professionalism and the rules of professional conduct
• illustrative examples in the Appendices

Updated throughout, the revised Fourth Edition provides:

• new material on electronic communication, including electronic writing, editing, and filing, and email etiquette and ethics
• a new chapter on client letters that focuses on the legal memo and rules for writing an opinion letter
• expanded coverage of how to organize a legal memo
• simplified treatment of how to structure an argument and persuasive writing
• exercises developed specifically for classroom use
• additional sample client letters in the Appendices

A landmark title in its field, the fourth edition of A Practical Guide to Legal Writing and Legal Method constitutes a thorough revision of a classic for a new generation of law students

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