Legal Writing Manual (2nd Edition)

✍ Scribed by Jean Mangan, Brittany Blanchard, Gabrielle Gravel, Chase Lyndale, Connely Doizé

• Publisher: University System of Georgia
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Description
This manual provides you with an overview of first-year legal writing topics and provides checkpoints during your writing process. On the other hand, this manual does not answer every question you have ever had on any legal writing concept and it is certainly not a spellbook that will make you instantly awesome at legal writing. Writing as a skill is a lifelong development process. Everyone can be an effective legal writer. Put in the time to study the concepts and then to practice using those concepts in your writing. Seek feedback on your writing and implement the feedback you receive. Writing takes practice, and this manual can help guide you through.

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.

✦ Table of Contents

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