United States Legal Discourse: Legal English for Foreign LLMs (Coursebook)

This text is an essential component of any legal writing class for foreign LL.M. students. It gives students the opportunity to analyze a specific clients legal problem by engaging the same critical analysis of the primary and secondary legal authorities that a U.S. lawyer would. Students learn to recognize how legal scholars, judges, and practicing lawyers engage in effective common law analysis. The written text is supplemented by an easily customized TWEN; (The West Education Network; ) Web site that contains course materials, sample exercises, and a suggested syllabus.