Includes bibliographical references and index.

First things first : the process of writing predictively : the office memo -- Outlining a rule of law -- Outlining a rule to organize your analysis of a legal issue -- Formulating a rule from a case opinion -- Formulating a rule from multiple authorities -- Using a rule to form the structure : special circumstances : drafting for analysis : writing the working draft -- Writing the analysis of a single issue : rule explanation -- Writing the analysis of a single issue : rule application -- Writing the analysis of a single issue : organizing and writing the discussion of multiple authorities -- Writing the analysis of multiple issues : Converting your working draft to an office memo -- The office memo and the law-trained reader -- Organizing for your reader : the discussion section -- Completing the draft of the office memo : Revising to achieve a final draft -- Citations and quotations -- Revising for usage and style : Professional letter writing -- Writing professional letters : the process of writing persuasively : the brief : structuring for persuasion : outlining the working draft -- Ethics, judges, and briefs -- Formulating and structuring a favorable rule -- Drafting working headings -- Writing the working draft : Converting the working draft to a brief -- The argument and the format of the brief -- The statement of facts : Revising to achieve a final draft -- Editing the brief -- Oral argument.