Ray and Cox's Beyond the Basics: A Text for Advanced Legal Writing

by Mary Barnard Ray

A selected compilation of cases designed to illustrate advanced legal writing. Chapters cover statutes or rules, jury instructions, contracts, issues, objective statements of fact, and persuasive statements of fact. Other discussion sections include research memos, argument, pleadings, notices of motion, motions, and orders, interrogatories, general correspondence, opinion letters, wills and trusts, and research papers.

427 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[shaylma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Provides a good amount of tips, checklists, grammar suggestions to start drafting legal documents. Very beginner friendly, I wish it provided more examples on different styles.