TY - BOOK AU - Ray,Mary Barnard TI - The basics of legal writing SN - 9780314191465 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - KF250 .R375 2008 U1 - 808.066 RAY 22 PY - 2008/// CY - St. Paul, MN PB - Thomson/West KW - Legal composition N1 - Includes index; Writing in a legal context -- Reading opinions and statutes -- Researching the law -- Drafting legal research memos -- Revising for clarity -- Receiving and presenting information orally -- Persuading in a legal context -- Drafting briefs for trial courts -- Revising for persuasion -- Preparing for oral arguments -- Corresponding with clients and lawyers -- Writing other legal documents ER -