The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win mastery book

Joel Trachtman's book presents in plain and lucid terms the powerful tools of argument that have been honed through the ages in the discipline of law. If you are a law student or new lawyer, a business professional or a government official, this book will boost your analytical thinking, your foundational legal knowledge, and your confidence as you win arguments for your clients, your organizations or yourself. Joel P. Trachtman is Professor of International Law at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Recognized worldwide as a leading authority on international law, he has published eight academic books and over 100 scholarly articles. He has lectured at the American Law Institute, Berkeley, Cambridge, Chicago, Columbia, Duke, European University Institute, Georgetown, Hamburg, Harvard, Hong Kong, the London School of Economics, NYU, the OECD, Oxford, Singapore, UCLA, the United Nations, Virginia, the World Trade Organization, Yale, and other leading organizations and universities around the world. Before entering academia he practiced law with a Wall Street law firm in New York and in Hong Kong.