REPHRASE IN SIMPLE WORDS: ccording to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, which governprocedure in the United States courts of appeals, there are severalrequirements for a legal brief that are interesting and unique. One conditionis that the appellant's brief must contain a jurisdictional statement, includingthe basis for the district court's or agency's subject-matter jurisdiction, thebasis for the court of appeals' jurisdiction, the filing dates establishing thetimeliness of the appeal or petition for review, and an assertion that theappeal is from a final order or judgment that disposes of all parties' claims.The most unique requirement of a legal brief is the emphasis. The textbooksays to focus the reader on facts favorable to the client and favor the client'sposition by emphasizing favorable facts in the first and last sentence andneutralizing unfavorable facts in the middle.Id. at 501