The Art of Advocacy: Briefs, Motions, and Writing Strategies of America's Best Lawyers (Aspen Coursebook Series)

Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook on CasebookConnect, including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities, plus an outline tool and other helpful resources . Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. (https://www.wklegaledu.com/programs/connected-ebook) Learn more about Connected eBooks The Art of Advocacy: Briefs, Motions, and Writing Strategies of America’s Best Lawyers presents more than 150 examples of masterful advocacy to show lawyers how to write winning motions and briefs. The book focuses on the strategic and substantive choices that top litigators make, drawing examples from important, timely, and controversial cases. Detailed annotations give readers insight into what makes each document so effective. In addition to presenting a host of storytelling, stylistic, and organizational strategies, the book's examples demonstrate how to build and rebut different types of arguments. The Appendices provide a wealth of additional resources, including Karl Llewellyn’s previously unpublished advice from 1957 about the art of advocacy, which one top law professor described as the “best advice on legal writing I’ve ever seen.” Features Compiles more than 150 examples of masterfully written legal advocacy and analysis Succinct introductory text presents the facts of each case Detailed annotations by the author highlight How to tell your client’s story How to build and counter six types of legal argument How to organize your arguments How to develop a theme Excerpts from high-interest cases, such as The battle over “Obamacare” A massive copyright suit involving YouTube BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico Facebook’s infamous feud with the Winklevoss twins Apple’s billion-dollar patent dispute with Samsung Lance Armstrong’s attempt to retain his Tour de France titles Major cases involving gay rights and affirmative action For year-long courses, a stellar option for second-semester students Perfect for practicing litigators who want to see a playbook of moves and strategies from top lawyers and from major cases Stresses strategic choices and the art of building compelling substantive arguments Focuses on briefs and motions Developing a theme Framing issues Isolates examples of specific arguments—doctrinal, textual, legislative history policy, and so on Innovative layout Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook on CasebookConnect, lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities, plus an outline tool and other helpful resources . Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. Students crave examples of how to write effectively, and The Art of Briefs, Motions, and Writing Strategies of Americas Best Lawyers satisfies with a powerful show-dont-tell approach. The text thoughtfully compiles approximately 160 short, stellar excerpts of legal advocacy and analysis and demonstrates vital principles by using documents from exciting, timely the WikiLeaks controversy, the Deepwater Horizon litigation, the Independent Counsels investigation of President Clinton, Facebooks battle with the Winklevoss twins, and the prosecution of Bernie Madoff. Detailed annotations give insight into what makes each document so effective, and each chapter ends with one or two unannotated examples for in-class discussion and analysis. For year-long courses, this book is a stellar option for second-semester students. Mirroring the sophistication of doctrinal textbooks, The Art of Advocacy stresses strategic choices and the art of building compelling substantive arguments. The text focuses on briefs and motionsdeveloping a theme, framing issues, and isolating examples of specific doctrinal, textual, and policy arguments. Many chapters are devoted to the documents lawyers write most often, such as e-mails, letters, memos, and motions. An innovative layout helps students engage with the material. Exemplary Legal Writing contains never-published private and confidential 1957 advice on written advocacy from the legendary Karl Llewellyn. A comprehensive Teachers Manual provides sample syllabi, additional discussion points, discussion points on the unannotated examples at the end of each chapter, and exercises. Features Facts : the basics (victims and villains) Facts : using a case's procedural history to help your client Facts : advanced techniques How to build arguments based on authorities Countering your adversary's arguments Applying facts in arguments Textual arguments Arguments based on legislative history Policy arguments Historical arguments Selecting and organizing arguments Questions presented Introductions and summaries of argument Motions Specific types of appellate briefs The writing side of legal writing.