How to Please the Court
Title | How to Please the Court PDF eBook |
Author | Paul I. Weizer |
Publisher | Peter Lang |
Total Pages | 204 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780820469492 |
Designed for anyone who has an interest in using moot court simulations as an educational exercise, How to Please the Court brings together prominent moot court faculty who share their collective years of experience in building a successful moot court program. Touching on all aspects of the moot court experience, this book guides the reader through conducting legal research, the structure of an oral argument, the tournament experience, and the successes and rewards of competition.
May It Please the Court
Title | May It Please the Court PDF eBook |
Author | Peter H. Irons |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 400 |
Release | 1996-10-01 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9781565843370 |
The bestselling, unprecedented live recordings and transcripts of twenty-three landmark Supreme Court cases.
May It Please The Court
Title | May It Please The Court PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Maldonado |
Publisher | Next Chapter |
Total Pages | 310 |
Release | 2021-12-24 |
Genre | Fiction |
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After a Sweet Sixteen ceremony, Reyna Clifton - the mother of the birthday girl - is found severely injured at the bottom of the grand staircase of the Regal Phoenix Resort and Spa. The Clifton family blames the resort for Reyna's fall, and sues for negligence. Daniel Mendoza and his firm are called in to defend the lawsuit, but when Mrs. Clifton is found dead in her hospital room, Daniel's suspicions arise. With the help of his legal team and a private investigator, Daniel is determined to find out what really happened to Mrs. Clifton. But who would have wanted to murder her, and is there some other foul play involved?
May it Please the Court
Title | May it Please the Court PDF eBook |
Author | Peter H. Irons |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 375 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1565840526 |
This book contains transcripts of twenty-three live recordings of landmark cases argued before the United States Supreme Court between 1955 and 1993.
Pleasing the Court
Title | Pleasing the Court PDF eBook |
Author | Judith D. Fischer |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9781594608964 |
This book examines ethical and effective legal writing by providing more than two hundred examples of judges' reactions to errors in lawyers' writing. Updated throughout, the second edition covers errors ranging from serious ethical breaches, like misrepresenting facts, to grammatical and citation errors. The erring lawyers incurred consequences that ranged from disbarment to strong verbal rebukes. Written by a law professor and former practitioner, the book promotes high standards in legal writing. It is recommended for law school courses as well as for continuing legal education courses, law firms, and individuals interested in effective writing and the soundness of the legal system. Practical exercises are included to help readers improve their writing techniques. A teacher's manual is available electronically on a CD or via email.
Out of Order
Title | Out of Order PDF eBook |
Author | Sandra Day O'Connor |
Publisher | Random House Incorporated |
Total Pages | 257 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 0812993926 |
The former Supreme Court justice shares stories about the history and evolution of the Supreme Court that traces the roles of key contributors while sharing the events behind important transformations.
The Moot Court Advisor's Handbook
Title | The Moot Court Advisor's Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | James Dimitri |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2023 |
Genre | Moot courts |
ISBN | 9781531019495 |
Perhaps you are a law professor who has been asked to advise a moot court team. Maybe you teach an appellate advocacy course or run an internal moot court competition. You might be an attorney recruited to coach a team, or your school's entire moot court program might have just been dropped in your lap. No matter your role or level of experience, the Legal Writing Institute's Moot Court Advisor's Handbook is a resource of best practices for running moot court and other legal skills competitions. Drawing on the combined expertise of the Legal Writing Institute's Moot Court Committee, the handbook has chapters on administering a moot court program, running an internal moot court competition, coaching teams at external moot court competitions, and establishing your own external moot court competition. The second edition adds a new chapter on virtual competitions, updates regarding new ABA Standards relevant to legal skills competitions, and a trove of updated online resources you can customize to meet your program's needs.