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Legal Writing Professor Johnson (Case Briefs, answering the "So…
Legal Writing
Professor Johnson
Sources
Statutes (Enacted Law)
Case Law
Case Briefs, answering the
"So what"
or
"Why so"
question
Issue
Title
Facts
Procedural History
Rule
Application and Analysis
Rationale including Dictum or/and dissenting opinion
Exception
Holding or Decision
Presenting a Legal Anaysis
Structure
Case Analysis
Brief Case Name
I. R.A.C
Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion
T.R.A.C
Topic sentence, Rule, Application, Conclusion
Predictive Writing
Inform the reader of the likely outcome of the question or case
Objective, not persuasive
Contains a legal authority
First writing assignment was based on one case
Case Synthesis!
Synthesising is a step between research and writiing
Methods
Based on rules
Based on Cause of Action
Factors or general categories of facts