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Brostoff Teresa Kissane

Legal system : An introduction to the legal language and culture of the United States - 2nd - Oxford Oxford University Press 2003 - 480p vii

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements vii;
Introduction 1;
Section 1. The law school classroom 3;
Chapter 1 – Skills 5;
Chapter 2 – The legal system 43;
Chapter 3 – Reading and briefing cases 53;
Section 2. Using the law to predict and persuade 71;
Chapter 4 – Using cases 73;
Chapter 5 – Using statutes 95;
Chapter 6 – Synthesizing cases 125;
Chapter 7 – Appellate advocacy 147;
Chapter 8 – Client interviews and negotiation 237;
Section 3. Independent writing and research 291;
Chapter 9 – Working Independently 293;
Appendices 305;
Appendix A: Glossary 307
Appendix B: Pennsylvania and US Constitutions 335;
Appendix C: Sample brief and memorandum 357;
Appendix D: Simple Appellate briefs 365;
Appendix E: 407;
Appendix F: 419;
Appendix G: 435;
Appendix H: Answer key 471.



ISBN: 9780379215090 0379215098

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1.Legal System - U S A2.Legal Education - Legal Profession - U S A

Dewey Class. No.: 340.730000 / BRO