Legal Method and Writing, Fifth Edition By Charles R. Calleros ISBN: 9780735553750 Published: 2006 Number of Pages: 620 Edition: 5th Binding: Paperback

Pricing & Availability: Additional Details: Product Type: Book Publisher: Aspen Publishers Description:  Known and respected for its broad coverage and sharp focus on the needs of first-year law students, LEGAL METHOD AND WRITING has been fine tuned and updated for its Fifth Edition. This sophisticated yet accessible book: takes a comprehensive and practical approach to teaching writing and analysis skills anchors basic skills to familiar examples -- many drawn from contracts and torts -- and ties them to interesting cases covers different types of legal writing, including writing in law school, writing in the law office, advocacy writing, appellate brief, pretrial advocacy, and writing to parties, as well as pleadings, motions, contracts, letters, case briefs, course outlines, and examination essay answers is highly regarded for its effectiveness in teaching students to apply legal reasoning skills to professional writing tasks includes multicultural issues in problems and examples gives students an opportunity to sharpen their skills through practical exercises is accompanied by a comprehensive Teacher¿s Manual that gives advice on how to use the book in a variety of course configurations Be sure to notice that the Fifth Edition features: discussion of new developments and new examples to refine and improve existing material skillful editing of assignments in the appendices and the coverage of exam writing to control the length of the book updated citation coverage to correspond to the new editions of the Bluebook and ALWD Please visit the new companion website to learn more about this book. Website: http://www.aspenlawschool.com/calleros5

Library of Congress Control Number
   - LC control Number:  2005034232

International Standard Book Number: 0735553750

Geographic Area Code: n-us---

Library of Congress Call Number
   - Classification number: KF250
   - Item number: .C345 2006

Dewey Decimal Classification Number
   - Edition number: 22
   - Classification number: 808/.06634

Main Entry - Personal Name
   - Personal name: Calleros, Charles R.

Title Statement
   - Title: Legal method and writing /
   - Statement of responsibility, etc.: Charles R. Calleros.

Edition Statement: 5th ed.

Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint)
   - Place of publication, distribution, etc.: New York, NY :
   - Name of publisher, distribution, etc.: Aspen Law & Business,
   - Date of publication, distribution, etc.: 2006.

Projected Publication Date: 0601

Physical Description
   - Extent: p. cm.

Formatted Contents Note: Introduction to writing style: policy, purpose, and audience -- Overview of the case method of study -- Common law -- Legislation -- The role of precedent: the court system and stare decisis -- Deductive reasoning and irac-introduction to legal analysis -- Case briefs -- Reorganization, summary, and inductive reasoning in outline form -- Essay examinations -- Introduction to the Law Library -- Content of the office memorandum of law -- Organization of office memoranda and briefs -- Legal writing style in the office memorandum -- Presenting, quoting, and citing to authority -- Advocacy: overview and ethics -- Developing your legal arguments -- Expressing your advocacy: persuasive writing style and oral argument -- Pleadings -- Motion for summary judgment -- Motion to exclude evidence before trial -- Standards of appellate review -- The brief-effective appellate advocacy -- Contracts -- Advice letters -- Demand letters.

Subject Added Entry - Topical Term
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Law
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Legal composition.
   - General subdivision: Methodology.
   - Geographic subdivision: United States