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Legal Writing and Analysis
Linda H. Edward and Samantha A. Moppett’s Legal Writing and Analysis, Sixth Edition, is an essential guide for legal writing students.
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The Sixth Edition of Legal Writing and Analysis provides a clear guide to developing legal writing and analysis skills for novice legal writers. In a sequence that mirrors legal practice, students learn to read and analyze the law; write the analysis of a legal issue; and compose office memos, e-memos, professional correspondence, and briefs. The book introduces students to various forms of legal reasoning including rule-based, analogical, policy-based, principle-based, custom-based, inferential, and narrative, complete with exercises.
New to the Sixth
The discussion of e-memos has been expanded to reflect the changes in legal practice. The citation chapter has been updated to conform to the rules in the new editions of the ALWD Guide to Legal Citation and The Bluebook. Information about the proper use of texting in legal practice has been added to the chapter on professional correspondence. The chapter on writing style now includes a discussion of the proper use of they as a singular pronoun. Information about Native American tribes, the third sovereign entity in the United States, has been added. Professors and students will benefit
Down-to-earth and easy to understand presentation of first-year legal writing topics Complete coverage of objective writing, persuasive writing, and professional correspondence Clear explanations and concrete examples that support a range of learning styles Numerous exercises that offer opportunities to develop writing skills through practice Sample office memorandum, e-memo, professional correspondence, trial brief, and appellate brief conveniently located in the Appendices
The purchase of this ebook edition does not entitle you to receive access to the Connected eBook with Study Center on CasebookConnect. You will need to purchase a new print book to get access to the full experience, lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities; practice questions from your favorite study aids; an outline tool and other helpful resources.
Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook with Study Center on CasebookConnect, lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities; practice questions from your favorite study aids; an outline tool and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. Learn more about Connected eBooks
The Sixth Edition of Legal Writing and Analysis provides a clear guide to developing legal writing and analysis skills for novice legal writers. In a sequence that mirrors legal practice, students learn to read and analyze the law; write the analysis of a legal issue; and compose office memos, e-memos, professional correspondence, and briefs. The book introduces students to various forms of legal reasoning including rule-based, analogical, policy-based, principle-based, custom-based, inferential, and narrative, complete with exercises.
New to the Sixth
The discussion of e-memos has been expanded to reflect the changes in legal practice. The citation chapter has been updated to conform to the rules in the new editions of the ALWD Guide to Legal Citation and The Bluebook. Information about the proper use of texting in legal practice has been added to the chapter on professional correspondence. The chapter on writing style now includes a discussion of the proper use of they as a singular pronoun. Information about Native American tribes, the third sovereign entity in the United States, has been added. Professors and students will benefit
Down-to-earth and easy to understand presentation of first-year legal writing topics Complete coverage of objective writing, persuasive writing, and professional correspondence Clear explanations and concrete examples that support a range of learning styles Numerous exercises that offer opportunities to develop writing skills through practice Sample office memorandum, e-memo, professional correspondence, trial brief, and appellate brief conveniently located in the Appendices
645 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 28, 2011
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April 24, 2024
Wouldn’t recommend
December 16, 2024
I appreciate that they tried to make this as accessible as possible, but parts of it made me feel like I was reading one of those “for Dummies” books
January 3, 2024
1 star because I didn’t really read it because it was boring as hell
May 18, 2025
honestly i get what the book was trying to do, i really do, & it was helpful for purposes of figuring out how to structure & organize briefs & memos but ultimately, the best way to learn how to write, even if it's legal writing, is to write, not to read about writing. personally, i & most of my classmates didn't really find the book helpful.
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