A brief guide to brief writing : demystifying the memorandum of law /
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| Author / Creator: | Kole, Janet S., author. |
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| Imprint: | Chicago, Illinois : American Bar Association, ©2013. |
| Description: | xii, 135 pages ; 18 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9961823 |
Table of Contents:
- What is a brief?
- What to avoid in a persuasive brief
- What do you want the court to do?
- Humanize your client
- Write your story
- Find and argue the law
- The responsive brief
- Lower court/appellate court differences
- The summary of argument, or, Introduction
- Follow the rules
- The mechanics of organization
- Ethical issues
- Who's in charge here?
- Oral argument
- A brief in brief.