Legal Writing for the Undergraduate
by Antonio C. Elefano
2nd Edition
Publisher: Aspen Publishing
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9798892074704 |
| eText ISBN | 9798892074711 |
| Publisher | Aspen Publishing |
| Publishing Year | 2025 |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 360 |
Legal Writing for the Undergraduate, 2nd Edition, is a textbook that introduces undergraduate and novice students to foundational legal analysis and reasoning. The volume guides readers through core principles for examining statutory provisions, analyzing judicial opinions, and formulating persuasive legal arguments.
Coverage addresses the framework of the United States legal system, techniques for reading and briefing cases, and methods for anticipating court outcomes. It also explains how to synthesize legal authorities, apply rules to factual situations, and draft objective memoranda as well as appellate briefs.
To reinforce drafting skills and focus attention on legal application, the text incorporates class-tested assignments centered on closed universes of cases.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Unpacking the Hierarchy of U.S. Law
Chapter 2: Close Reading a Statute
Chapter 3: Applying Law to Facts
Chapter 4: Reading and Briefing a Case
Chapter 5: Anticipating How a Court Will Rule
Chapter 6: Legal Writing Fundamentals
Chapter 7: Introduction to Legal Memoranda
Chapter 8: One- Case Memorandum Assignments
Chapter 9: Three- Case Memorandum Assignment
Chapter 10: Five- Case Memorandum Assignments
Chapter 11: Workshopping Legal Writing
Chapter 12: Basic Legal Research
Chapter 13: Introduction to Appellate Briefs
Chapter 14: Getting into Law School
Chapter 15: Practical Advice for Law School and Beyond, or What I Wish I’d Known When I Started Law School
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