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A brief guide to brief writing : demystifying the memorandum of law
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- Creator
- Janet S. Kole
- Format
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- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- Chicago : American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, [2013]
- ©2013
- Physical Details
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- xii, 135 pages ; 18 cm
- ISBNs
- 1627223045, 9781627223041, 1627223053, 9781627223058
- OCLC
- ocn856647713, ocn910446632
- Includes index.
- What is a brief? -- What to avoid in a persuasive brief -- What do you want the court to do? -- Humanize your client -- Write your story -- Find and argue the law -- The responsive brief -- Lower court/appellate court differences -- The summary of argument, or, Introduction -- Follow the rules -- The mechanics of organization -- Ethical issues -- Who's in charge here? -- Oral argument -- A brief in brief