A Lawyer Writes:A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis

by: Christine Coughlin (Author),Joan Rocklin(Author),Sandy Patrick(Author)&0more

Publisher: Carolina Academic Press

Edition: Fourth

Publication Date: 2024/6/1

Language: English

Print Length: 464 pages

ISBN-10: 1531020690

ISBN-13: 9781531020699

Book Description

For class planning purposes, instructors may find a brief list of changes from the third edition of A Lawyer Writes here.Like the popular earlier editions, the fourth edition of A Lawyer Writes puts the reader in the place of a first-year attoey faced with real-life assignments. In doing so, it teaches law students not only how to succeed in law school, but also how to succeed in the practice of law. Using graphics and visual samples that demonstrate both effective and ineffective analytical techniques, this updated edition illustrates best practices for objective legal analysis and provides an overview of the transition from objective to persuasive writing.The content and examples in the fourth edition have been supplemented, updated, and reorganized to provide an easy-to-use, step-by-step approach for leaing legal analysis and objective writing. A Lawyer Writes aims to provide clear and concrete instruction about each facet of legal analysis, using the same order students will follow when performing the tasks in legal practice. The textbook also provides the relevant theory and background behind the choices attoeys make in their legal writing, enabling students to transfer those techniques to future settings. Speaking to its readers in a straightforward manner, A Lawyer Writes communicates essential skills and theories students can use throughout a lifetime of legal practice.

About the Author

For class planning purposes, instructors may find a brief list of changes from the third edition of A Lawyer Writes here.Like the popular earlier editions, the fourth edition of A Lawyer Writes puts the reader in the place of a first-year attoey faced with real-life assignments. In doing so, it teaches law students not only how to succeed in law school, but also how to succeed in the practice of law. Using graphics and visual samples that demonstrate both effective and ineffective analytical techniques, this updated edition illustrates best practices for objective legal analysis and provides an overview of the transition from objective to persuasive writing.The content and examples in the fourth edition have been supplemented, updated, and reorganized to provide an easy-to-use, step-by-step approach for leaing legal analysis and objective writing. A Lawyer Writes aims to provide clear and concrete instruction about each facet of legal analysis, using the same order students will follow when performing the tasks in legal practice. The textbook also provides the relevant theory and background behind the choices attoeys make in their legal writing, enabling students to transfer those techniques to future settings. Speaking to its readers in a straightforward manner, A Lawyer Writes communicates essential skills and theories students can use throughout a lifetime of legal practice.