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Legal Writing Manual

2nd Edition

by Jean Mangan
Contributors: Brittany BlanchardGabrielle GravelChase LyndaleConnely Doizé

The first edition of the Legal Writing Manual was made possible with funding from the University of Georgia’s Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost’s Affordable Materials Course Grant.

The second edition of this manual was made possible with funding from an Affordable Learning Georgia Round 18 Continuous Improvement Grant.

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Table of Contents

  • Front Matter
  • Table of Contents
  • How to Use This Book
  • Chapter 1 - Sources of Law and Court Systems
  • Chapter 2 - Reading Cases
  • Chapter 3 - Briefing Cases
  • Chapter 4 - Local Rules and Standing Orders
  • Chapter 5 - Time Management
  • Chapter 6 - Metacognition and Study Skills
  • Chapter 7 - Introduction to Citation
  • Chapter 8 - The Legal Reader
  • Chapter 9 - Prewriting
  • Chapter 10 - CREAC Legal Writing Paradigm
  • Chapter 11 - Predictive Writing
  • Chapter 12 - Rule Synthesis
  • Chapter 13 - Summary of Law
  • Chapter 14 - Case Synthesis
  • Chapter 15 - Parts of a Memo
  • Chapter 16 - Transitions and Signposting
  • Chapter 17 - Persuasive Writing
  • Chapter 18 - Parts of an Appellate Brief
  • Chapter 19 - Assessing Your Own Work
  • Chapter 20 - Conducting Peer Review
  • Chapter 21 - Writing for Exams

Appendices

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  • Appendices

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    Appendix B: Reading Cases

  • Document

    Appendix D: Rule Synthesis Example

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    Appendix E: Summary of Law Example

  • Document

    Appendix H: Appellate Brief Excerpts Written for Opposing Sides

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    Appendix F: Case Synthesis Example

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    Appendix G: Memo Example

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    Chapter 18: Title Page

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    Appendix C: Briefing Cases

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    Chapter 18: Table of Contents

  • Document

    Chapter 18: Table of Authorities

11 Total Resources

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    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
  • publisher
    University System of Georgia
  • publisher place
    Athens, GA
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