Legal Analysis: The Fundamental Skill
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (526 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594602794 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 158 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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. About the Author David S. Romantz is Director of Legal Methods at the Cecil C. Kathleen Elliott Vinson is Director of the Legal Practice Skills Program, Suffolk University Law School. Humphreys School of Law, The University of Memphis
The second edition continues to teach students the critical skills of legal reasoning. This popular book is a practical and clear guide that explains the many ways lawyers analyze the law. The book emphasizes the importance of applying the law as opposed to relying excessively on formulaic methods of analysis. The authors demystify legal analysis by examining the foundations and methodology of legal problem solving, and by discussing the different levels of critical thinking necessary to develop effective legal arguments. New to the second edition, the book will examine rule-based reasoning and the embedded rule; examine deductive analysis and resolving statutory ambiguity; examine case-law reasoning and inductive analysis; examine the role of policy in legal argument; examine the structure and variations of legal argument and CREAC; and offer new examples and exercises.
Awsome book for law students I struggled my first year learning how to write legal memos, and my Professor was no help. Someone suggested that I read this book and it was a life saver. It clearly explains how to write both an objective and persuasive memo. It teaches you how to structure paragraphs and layout the memo. The book also has full examples of both an objective and persuasive memo, which you can use as a guide. It also explains how to write a clear and precise law exam. My grades and legal writing improved su. A Customer said Excellent Resource. I have been in practice for six years and I wish I had this book when I was a first-year law student. It's concise yet packed full of information. Legal analysis is a difficult skill for law students and this book expertly helps unravel some its mysteries. I bought the book for a newer associate at my firm and he loves it. In fact, his writing and analysis has improved dramatically. I read the CREAC chapter with particular interest. I learned that I naturally draft legal documents in the CR. Does not conform to any actual practice. Harmful. A Customer If your goal is to prepare effectively and efficiently for legal practice, do not use this book. Not a soul actually uses the CREAC formula advocated here, and all you end up doing is unlearning terrible habits you were made to acquire during your first year. Use Aldisert or Neumann instead. The techniques taught in those books conform to real practice, and you will look much more competent and professional if you use them than if you do anything this book advises you to do. If you are not
Humphreys School of Law, The University of Memphis. Kathleen Elliott Vinson is Director of the Legal Practice Skills Program, Suffolk University Law School. . Romantz is Director of Legal Methods at the Cecil C. David S