Synthesis Legal Reading, Reasoning, and Writing

Explore the integral roles of legal reading, reasoning, and writing with Synthisis, Second Edition . the authors prepare students for practice by: teaching them how to think like a lawyer; the authors discuss how to read the law, how to reason about a client's situation, and how to write about it in different legal forms taking a step-by-step approach to effective legal reasoning and writing - for each skill, The authors set out steps to follow, identify factors to consider, detail criteria for effective legal writing, and explore pertinent ethical principles using one case file, The HomeElderCare case, For all the examples in the book; this case involving the unauthorized practice of law, demonstrates how to carefully analyze a case from the initial client interview through appellate argument providing pedagogy designed to reach those who learn in different ways, such as incorporating numerous charts and diagrams for visual learner exercises based on a tort law issue that will resonate with first-year students and provide opportunities for active development skills What's new in the Second Edition? edited text throughout the ook for greater clarity and accessibility the citation appendix and citation style examples now incoporate the ALWD Citation Manual, As well as the Bluebook a new section on contract draftingSchmedemann, Deborah A. is the author of 'Synthesis Legal Reading, Reasoning, and Writing', published 2003 under ISBN 9780735527775 and ISBN 0735527776.