| Description |
XV, 299 pages ; 19 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Nutshell series.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
About this book -- About the authors and acknowledgments -- THE BALL : LEGAL ANALYSIS. Introduction -- Your first case -- Your first argument -- Case analysis -- Case synthesis -- Statutes : "are Pringles potato chips?" -- "Oh, no, I forgot ethics" -- Ruminations -- PLAYING BALL : DOING LAW. Introduction -- Cases as puzzles -- Briefs -- Briefs analyzed and much more -- Classes : "what if the dog was an alligator?" -- Study aids, study groups, outlining and messy casebooks -- Fear and loathing in the first year -- GAME DAY : EXAMS. Introduction -- Taking exams : the only skill worth having! -- Practice test -- A tale of two answers -- Multiple-choice exams -- Exams : they weren't bluffing -- LEGAL WRITING AND ORAL ADVOCACY. Introduction -- Stories -- Goals, getting better, and getting started -- SIR transitions and writing tips -- Murder your darlings -- Writing exercises -- "May it please the court"--gulp -- LITIGATION. Introduction -- Case planning : the interplay of law and fact--backwards -- Complaints, answers, pretrial motions, and discovery -- Trials -- K v. Landlord, greatest hits -- Oh, one last thing ... -- Index. |
| Subject |
Law -- Study and teaching -- United States.
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Practice of law -- United States.
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| Related To |
Revision of: Hegland, Kenney F., 1940- Introduction to the study and practice of law in a nutshell. Sixth edition. St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2014] 9780314290427 |
| ISBN |
9781640201231 |
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1640201238 |
| OCLC # |
994368116 |
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