Chapter I An Introduction to Legal Writing and the Legal System　A. Writing, Legal Writing, and Legal Drafting　B. Skills Required for Drafting　C. Why Legal Writing Is the Way It Is　D. Foundations of Legal Writing　E. Sources of Law and Our System of Courts　ExercisesChapter 2 Litigation Process and Variety of Legal Documents　A. Litigation Process　B. Variety of Initial Legal Documents　C. Responsive Pleadings: Responding to the Complaint　D. Discovery: Discovering What Happened　E. The Trial and Documents Issued by Court　ExercisesChapter 3 Legal Briefs　A. Types of Briefs　B. The Form and Content of a Brief　C. Samples of a Brief and an Appellate Brief　D. The Style of a Brief　E. Rules for Effective Brief Writing　ExercisesChapter4 Legal Memorandum　A. Memorandum and Legal Memorandum　B. Format of a Memo　C. Editing Checklist: Memoranda　D. Sample Memoranda　ExercisesChapter 5 Legal Correspondence　A. Functions of Legal Correspondence　B. Effective Letter Writing　C. Guidelines for Effective Letter Writing　D. The Format of Letters　E. Examples of Legal Correspondence　ExercisesChapter 6 Transaction Documents　A. Objectives of the Parties　B. Functions of Transaction Documents　C. Legal and Ethical Considerations　D. The Details of the Transaction　E. Practical Considerations　F. Parts of a Contract　G. Examples of Transaction Documents　ExercisesChapter 7 Legal Research Strategies　A. Introduction　B. Types of Research Materials　C. Beginning Your Research　D. Tailoring Your Research　E. Doing Your Research　F. Three Fundamental Legal Research Strategies　ExercisesChapter 8 Reading Legal Citations　A. What Is a Citation？　B. Typical Legal Citations Analyzed　C. Some Common Legal Abbreviations　D. The Importance of Legal Citation　E. Computer Assisted Legal Research——Westlaw　ExercisesSelected BibliographyAnswers to Exercises