Just Briefs: From the Legal Writing Handbook

By Laurel Currie Oates and Anne Enquist

Book Overview

This powerful how-to guide focuses exclusively on the proper way to write a brief. Equally useful for independent study or alongside any standard Legal Writing text, JUST BRIEFS: From The Legal Writing Handbook, gives first-year students the extra help they need to master this critical skill.This short paperback text offers instruction that has been proven effective in the classroom: - the text is adapted from THE Legal Writing Handbook, one of the bestsellers in the field- the authors explain the features unique to brief writing, plus how to apply them in practice- helpful examples of trial and appellate briefs give students insight into the expectations for the finished product- uses straightforward, step-by-step approachWhen you want information on brief writing, why use a text that covers other material? Direct your students to Just Briefs: From The Legal Writing Handbook, and give them the specific assitance they need.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735537089
• ISBN13: 9780735537088
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Aspen Publishers
• Length: 209 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Great examples...easy to follow

I used this book religiously when I wrote my brief for legal skills I. I ended up getting an 86% on my brief. I just found this book to be really insightful and user friendly.

Super helpful with trial level & appellate briefs

I ordered this book through interlibrary loan at my law school (Wisconsin) to help with both my LRW class's trial level brief and my moot court try-out appellate brief. I ended up just buying it because it is so helpful and well written. It has great ideas about how to structure arguments, spin the question presented and the facts your way, and how to interweave policy throughout a brief. Much prefered to the Linda Edwards text my school made us buy.