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Legal Analysis
The second edition of Legal Analysis, the Fundamental Skill, continues to teach students the critical skills of legal reasoning. This popular book is a practical and clear guide that explains the many ways lawyers analyze the law. The authors demystify legal analysis by examining the foundations and methodology of legal problem solving and by discussing the different levels of critical thinking necessary to develop effective legal arguments. The book emphasizes the importance of applying the law as opposed to relying excessively on formulaic methods of analysis. New to the second edition, the book examines rule-based reasoning and the implicit rule; deductive analysis and resolving statutory ambiguity; case-law reasoning and inductive analysis; the role of policy in legal argument; and the structure and variations of legal argument and CREAC. New examples and exercises are also included.
175 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1998
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June 5, 2021
Lots of nuggets!
Loved it, it's a book that teaches you the legal system and how laws are made and operate and various techniques of how to implement your arguments when making your brief or memos. Has a working paradigm models, ie, IRAC and others to have an overall analytical approach that will persuade if stuck to it. Very in depth, there's way to many nuggets you'll get from the book , its one you'll find digging through time and again. Very pleased and am impressed with the book!
Loved it, it's a book that teaches you the legal system and how laws are made and operate and various techniques of how to implement your arguments when making your brief or memos. Has a working paradigm models, ie, IRAC and others to have an overall analytical approach that will persuade if stuck to it. Very in depth, there's way to many nuggets you'll get from the book , its one you'll find digging through time and again. Very pleased and am impressed with the book!
November 9, 2024
A quick read, this book is a great way to increase your legal writing skills. There are other books in this genre that offer far more depth, but this is a great starting place for law students in their 1L year who want to stand out at the beginning of their writing class.
July 13, 2024
Excellent book for those even remotely interested in studying law. It breaks down almost exactly how some lawyers think and write. Highly recommend reading before heading to school!
September 14, 2016
Great resource
As a Suffolk law student I have found this quite useful for LPS (our legal writing class). The different breakdowns for legal writing were expertly explained.
As a Suffolk law student I have found this quite useful for LPS (our legal writing class). The different breakdowns for legal writing were expertly explained.
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