The first segment of this course explores effective writing of Statements of Questions Involved, and Statements of Facts. The following topics will be considered:

• How to write a "Statement of Questions Involved" that compels the desired answer
• Typical mistakes found in Statements of Facts, including witness-by-witness summaries and argument
• How to write a chronology that accentuates key facts
• The use of timelines and pictures to explain and to accentuate pertinent facts
• The identification of conflicts to enhance the exposition of the facts

The second segment explores effective writing of legal arguments. The following topics will be considered:

• Block quotations
• String citations
• Topic headings
• Paragraph organizational principles
• Brevity