Experiential Legal Writing: Analysis, Process, and Documents

LegalWriting:Analysis,Process,andDocumentsdiscussesthedocumentsfirst-yearlawstudentsareintroducedto,includingmemos,briefs,andclientletters,aswellasdocumentsthatareusedinupper-classcourses,suchasscholarlywritingandpleadings.BasedontheonlinelegalwritingmaterialsavailableatTeachingLaw.com,thisstraightforwardtextisdesignedtobeusedeitherasanaidtoinstructorsandstudentsworkingintheelectronicenvironmentofTeachingLaw.comoronitsownasaprimaryorsupplementarytextbook.Coveringtheentiretyofthewritingprocess,fromanalysistocitationform,thistextOffersaclearinstructionalapproachtolegalanalysis,legaldocuments,andthewritingprocess,aswellastolegalgrammarandusageandtocitationstyleforbothALWDandtheBluebook.Breaksdowntheanalyticalandwritingprocessesintomanageabletasksandprovidesstudentswithstrategies,examples,andexercises.Introduceseachtypeoflegaldocumentwith“Purpose,Audience,Scope,andView”bulletpoints,providinganat-a-glanceoverview.Employsmaps,diagrams,textboxes,andtablestosummarizematerialandprovidevisualinterest.Includesmultipledocumentsannotatedwithin-depthcommentarytohelpstudentsidentifykeyparts,understandtheargumentsbeingmade,andunderstandthestrengthsofeachdocument.Providesabundant,thoroughstudyaidmaterialsQuickReferencesandCheckliststhatreinforceandteststudents’understandingofthematerialQuizzesandSelf-Assessmentsthatallowstudentsandteacherstoteststudents’understandingofthematerialExercisesforuseasin-classproblemsets,out-of-classresearchprojects,ormemoandbriefhypotheticalsforthesemester’sprojectsProvidesanonlineversionofthebookthatincludesanideabank,aschoolbankforsharing,andanintegratedcoursewareprogram.SuppliesinstructorswithteachingtipsandanswerkeysintheTeacher’sManual.*Teacher'sManualsareaprofessionalcourtesyofferedtoprofessorsonly.Formoreinformationortorequestacopy,pleasecontactAspenPublishersat800-950-5259orlegaledu@wolterskluwer.com.