Legal Writing and Analysis

by Linda Holdeman Edwards

A concise, straightforward guide to developing legal writing and analysis skills for beginning legal writers. Features: New material on drawing factual inferences, one of the most important kinds of reasoning for legal writers. Citation materials updated to cover the new editions of both ALWD and the Bluebook. Companion web site includes additional examples of office memos, opposing briefs, and summary judgment motions. A concise, straightforward guide to developing legal writing and analysis skills for beginning legal writers. Features: New material on drawing factual inferences, one of the most important kinds of reasoning for legal writers.Citation materials updated to cover the new editions of both ALWD and the Bluebook. Companion web site includes additional examples of office memos, opposing briefs, and summary judgment motions.

Genres: Law, Nonfiction, Legal

362 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 2011

Reviews

[Katherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wouldn’t recommend

[Eva Danielson · Rating 2 out of 5]

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

[Maya Huffman · Rating 1 out of 5]

1 star because I didn’t really read it because it was boring as hell

[lore · Rating 2 out of 5]

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.