Synthesis: Legal Reading, Reasoning, and Writing (Aspen Coursebook) - Softcover

Schmedemann, Deborah A.; Kunz, Christina L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1454808659 ISBN 13: 9781454808657

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law and Business, 2014

Synopsis

Synthesis employs a successful step-by-step approach to effective legal reasoning and writing skills, teaching students how to think like a lawyer: how to read the law, how to reason a clientand#8217;s situation, and how to write about the case in different legal forms. One solid case file--the HomeElderCare case involving the unauthorized practice of law--is used to demonstrate how to carefully analyze a case from the initial client interview through appellate argument. Maintaining a pedagogy designed to teach students in a variety of ways, the text incorporates numerous charts and diagrams for visual learners. Exercises--based on tort law issues that are particularly accessible to first-year students--provide opportunities for active application of skills. Also included is complete coverage of memo and brief writing.

Features:

• Utilizes a step-by-step approach
  • guides students through effective legal reasoning and writing tactics
• Teaches how to think like a lawyer
  • how to read the law
  • how to reason a client's situation
  • how to write about the situation in different legal forms
• Uses one case file
  • the HomeElderCare case involving the unauthorized practice of law
  • demonstrates how to carefully analyze a case from the initial client interview through appellate argument
• Maintains a pedagogy designed to teach in different ways, with numerous charts and diagrams for visual learners
• Employs vigorous exercises
  • based on tort law issues particularly accessible to first-year students
  • provides opportunities for active application of skills

Edition details

• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law and Business
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1454808659
• ISBN 13: 9781454808657
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 422