CONTENTS 1 Legal Wilting nn Scope of Legal Writing [Aims ofthe Book... 2. The Legal Dispute... se Meaning of Legal Dispute. 1ts Significance in Legal Writing... Lega Dispute and The Principal Issue. Importance of Principal Issue. 2. Stages of Writing ‘Two Stages of Legal Writing. Value of Pre- Work. 4. Getting atthe Facts ofthe Case Facts of a Case Random Notes versus Summary. Facts Seen through the Issue. (Clutered Facts. Relevant Facts Extracted . Facts Set in Sequence Writing Exercises “The Case ofa Child and a Neighbor’s Dog Knowing the Applicable Law or Rule Sources of Law OF RU eeonnnon Facts Reexamined... Writing Exerc 6 Getting into the 1s6t68 Issues in Multiple Legal Disputes seetese eee sees Scanned by CamScannerJump Of Points 101 : ‘Three Statements of an Argument .. “ va 2 Persuasive Arguments .. 105 Convincing Rule Statement ns 105 Convincing Fact Statement ces soc OB Correct Conclusion Statement... m2 Positioning Variation... : Building Blocks of Arguments. Omitted Statement cccneneernreen roa Closing Statement aoe 125 Writing Exercises... see 126 ‘Tightening Your Work. 7 wz Language Problems .. 7 Needless WORdS sense en 1B ‘Active versus Passive Voice er ui Third Person Speaks ... 14 Block Quotations Ww Writing Exercises 150 Writing Cleaty.. sn 8 Right Connectives. — 153 ‘Abstract versus Concrete Writing a 10) Substitute Names can - 163 Headings on Writing Exercises. Writing Legalese Legal Clichés.. (Old English Sounding Formal... ‘Cheap Words... 74 SelE aise cone 7% Sentence-length Variety 176 Scanned by CamScanner13. 4 Writing Exercises Waiting Legal Opinions IMlusteative Case: Cha 1, Century Bark ‘Writing Trial Memoranda IMlusteative Case: Maranan x. Gonzalo Realty Writing Exercises Writing Petitions For Review IMlustrative Case: Excl Corp Jimenez Writing Exercises 4 Waiting a Decision Iustrative Case: Hudson Power Corp. &. Nemo Shipping Writing Exercises APPENDICES ‘Appendix A — People v-Takad Appendix B— Garcia v.Silver Films, Inc. “Appendix C — National Supplies Authority v. ‘Appendix D — Pointers in Answer Schoo! Allied Shipping Corp. ‘and Bar Examination Questions This edition includes pointers in answering law school and bar ‘examination questions, Scanned by CamScanner