Write the Statement of Facts first.

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Section 42. Write the Statement of Facts first.—The importance of the Statement of Facts (compare Section 23, supra) demands that this portion of the brief be written first. At this juncture it will be well for the reader to reexamine the account of Mr. Justice Brandeis' method, set forth at page 45.

A lot of lawyers don't do it that way, preferring to toss in a casual or cursory Statement of Facts after they have labored long and lovingly on the intricate learning of their legal argument. I used to do it...

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