ISBN-13: 978-1454818380, ISBN-10: 9781454818380

The Art of Advocacy: Briefs, Motions, and Writing Strategies of America’s Best Lawyers is a comprehensive guide to legal writing that provides students with practical examples and strategic insights into the art of advocacy.

With lifetime access to an online ebook featuring highlight, annotation, and search capabilities, this product offers a powerful "show-don't-tell" approach to learning legal writing.

The book includes approximately 160 short, stellar excerpts of legal advocacy and analysis from exciting, timely cases such as the WikiLeaks controversy, Deepwater Horizon litigation, and the prosecution of Bernie Madoff.

Detailed annotations provide insight into what makes each document so effective, and each chapter ends with one or two unannotated examples for in-class discussion and analysis.

This product is a stellar option for second-semester students in year-long courses, as it stresses strategic choices and the art of building compelling substantive arguments.

The text focuses on briefs and motions, developing a theme, framing issues, and isolating examples of specific doctrinal, textual, and policy arguments.

With an innovative layout that helps students engage with the material, this product is sure to enhance any law student's understanding of legal writing and advocacy.