Chapter III

Index

• Introductory.
• List of the essentials of effective brief-writing.
• Compliance with rules of court.
• Effective statement of the facts; why necessary.
• Effective statement of the facts; how to formulate and write it.
• Effective statement of the facts; how to use the atmospheric trimmings.
• Examples of effective and ineffective Statements of Facts.
• Use of the Statement of Facts to advance one's case; illustrative examples.
• Matters that must be avoided in a Statement of Facts.
• Good, clear, forceful English.
• Argumentative headings.
• Appealing formulation of the questions presented.
• Examples of helpful and unhelpful formulations of the questions presented.
• Unappealing formulation of the questions presented in order to defeat review.
• Sound analysis of the legal problem in argument on the law.
• Legal arguments that had better be avoided.
• Convincing presentation of the evidence in argument on the facts.
• Careful attention to all portions of the brief.
• Leaving an impression of conviction with the reader and satisfying his curiosity.
• The final accolade.