The guide to U.S. legal analysis and writing

In: Aspen coursebook series

Abstract

The system of government and the litigation process in the United States -- The common law in the United States -- The U.S. Legal education system : studying the law and briefing cases -- The legal writing process -- The U.S. Concept of plagiarism and proper attribution to authority -- Writing an objective discussion of an office memorandum based on a single fact-based issue, using only one case -- Analyzing the law : using multiple cases in analyzing a single issue -- Synthesizing a single rule from multiple cases -- Beyond the single CREAC : structuring a discussion of a legal issue based on its applicable test -- Analyzing the law : using multiple cases in analyzing multiple issues -- Using policy to support a legal analysis -- An introduction to statutory interpretation and analysis of a law-based issue -- Beyond the objective discussion of a legal issue : other elements of the office memorandum -- Writing letters and electronic communications.