Instructors who want to use the legal method approach to teach Legal Writing and analysis will welcome this compact paperback text. Legal Writing and Analysis is straight-forward, contemporary, and exceptionally well-written.Strengths of this text include: - consistent use of the legal method approach, with an opening chapter providing an overview of a civil case and the lawyer's role, followed by information about the legal system, case briefing, synthesizing cases, and statutory interpretation- flexible organization to allow instructors to cover topics in the sequence of their choice- emphasis on analogical reasoning and synthesizing cases, as well as rule-based and policy-based reasoning, with explanations of how to use these types of reasoning to organize a legal discussion- detailed explanation of the writing process, including prewriting, writing, and revising; process writing implications are highlighted throughout the book so that instructors do not need to teach the material in a particular order to maintain the process approach- effective coverage of the use of precedent- superior discussion of small-scale organization, including the thesis paragraph- plentiful exercises throughout the text- a Teacher's Manual to help instructors adapt the book to individual teaching stylesThe 22 chapters of Legal Writing and Analysis are structured into seven flexible parts: - Lawyers and the Legal Landscape- Reading and Analyzing the Law- Writing the Discussion of a Legal Question- Predictive Writing- The Shift to Advocacy- Style and Formalities- Oral ArgumentTo give your students a solid introduction to the skills they will usethroughout their legal careers, adopt Legal Writing and Analysis for your next course.