Legal English
� An Introduction to the Legal Language and Culture of the United States
| Författare: | Brostoff Teresa Kissane , Sinsheimer Ann |
| Titel: | Legal English � An Introduction to the Legal Language and Culture of the United States |
| Upplaga: | 2 uppl. |
| Utgivningsår: | 2003 |
| Omfång: | 480 sid. |
| Förlag: | Oceana |
| ISBN: | 0379215098 |
| Ämnesord: | Lexikon ordböcker och språkvetenskap , Övrigt |
Pris: 430 SEK exkl. moms 
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 Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION SECTION I. THE LAW SCHOOL CLASSROOM CHAPTER 1—SKILLS Conversation Skills Assignment Your Role in the Law School Classroom Listening to a Lecture Exercise Matching Exercise Active Listening Participating in Classroom Discussions Defining/Explaining a Term or Concept Techniques for Defining/Explaining a Term or Concept English Stress Patterns Stress within words and phrases—Exercise Stress within English Sentences—Exercise Using Stress for Special Purposes—Exercise Articles Article Exercise Preparing Presentations Presentation—Peer Review Exam Taking Culture Shock Symptoms Stages of Culture Shock Culture Shock and Law School Understanding Your Needs and Motives How to Fight Culture Shock Law School Slang Vocabulary Law School Vocabulary CHAPTER 2—THE LEGAL SYSTEM The U.S. Legal System American Legal System The Constitution Governmental Structure The Judicial Branch of Government Structure of United States Court System The Executive Branch of Government The Legislative Branch of Government Diagram 1: Federal System of Government; State System of Government Diagram 2: Federal Court System Diagram 3: State Court System The Corpus Juris Game The Corpus Juris Game-Matching Exercise CHAPTER 3—READING AND BRIEFING CASES Reading Cases Briefing Cases Groner v. Hedrick Groner Vocabulary The Groner Quiz Verb Vocabulary Exercise Pavlicic v. Vogtsberger Pavlicic Vocabulary SECTION II. USING THE LAW TO PREDICT AND PERSUADE CHAPTER 4—USING CASES Niederman v. Brodsky Niederman Vocabulary Drafting the Legal Memorandum Purpose of the Legal Memorandum Your Audience Parts of a Legal Memorandum Using Predictive Language Language of Prediction Positive Prediction Language Negative Prediction Language Exercise: Using a Case as Precedent Case Analysis: Applying the Rule to the Facts CHAPTER 5—USING STATUTES Reading Statutes Exercise: Aggravated Assault Hypothetical Pennsylvania Statutes (Selected) In the Interest of D.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Scott Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Bryant Matching Exercise CHAPTER 6—SYNTHESIZING CASES Synthesizing Cases Rule of Law Chart Synthesis Chart Exercise: Is There a Duty to Aid? Exercise: Write Your Own Analysis Yania v. Bigan Restatement (Second) of Torts § 314 City of Philadelphia v. Estate of Dennis Rankin v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Yania & Rankin Vocabulary Refining Your Skills: Article Exercise Matching Exercise CHAPTER 7—APPELLATE ADVOCACY Appellate Briefs Cover Page Table of Contents Table of Authorities Statement of Jurisdiction Question Presented for Review Statement of the Case Summary of the Argument Argument The Conclusion General Tips Exercise: Appellate Brief Writing Oral Argument Preparing for Oral Argument Giving Your Oral Argument Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Jones Jones Vocabulary Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Edmunds Edmunds Vocabulary California v. Hodari D. Hodari D. Vocabulary Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Carroll Carroll Vocabulary Matching Exercise Oral Arguments in the Case of Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education CHAPTER 8—CLIENT INTERVIEWS AND NEGOTIATION Client Interview Exercise Pugh v. Holmes Glickman Real Estate Development v. Korf Feld v. Merriam Reider v. Martin Landlord/Tenant Vocabulary (from Pugh, Glickman, Feld, and Reider) Negotiation Exercise Negotiation General Negotiating Information Tenant’s Confidential Information Landlord’s Confidential Information Negotiation Vocabulary Exercise: Negotiation Terms Matching Exercise SECTION III. INDEPENDENT WRITING AND RESEARCH CHAPTER 9—WORKING INDEPENDENTLY Writing a Seminar Paper Exercise Analyzing and Researching a Legal Problem Exercise: Internet Scavenger Hunt Legal Citation Form The Bluebook Basic Citation Forms Case Citation (Rule 10) Statute and Restatement Citation (Rule 12, Table 1) Statute Restatement of the Law (Rule 12.8.5) Periodicals (Rule 16) Consecutively Paginated Journals Nonconsecutively Paginated Journals Newspapers Books (Rule 15) APPENDICES APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY APPENDIX B: PENNSYLVANIA AND U.S. CONSTITUTIONS Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Constitution of the United States of America APPENDIX C: SAMPLE BRIEF AND MEMORANDUM Sample Brief Groner v. Hedrick Memorandum APPENDIX D Sample Appellate Briefs APPENDIX E Neff v. Lasso APPENDIX F Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Matos Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. McFadden. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Carroll APPENDIX G Davis v. Monroe County Board Of Education APPENDIX H: ANSWER KEY Matching Exercise Article Exercise Law School Vocabulary The Corpus Juris Game Answers Matching Exercise Groner Quiz Answers Matching Exercise Article Exercise Matching Exercise Matching Exercise Negotiation Terms Exercise Negotiation Terms Matching Exercise Answers to Internet Scavenger Hunt |