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Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing
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Sixth Edition
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Joanne B. Hames
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De=Anza=College
Yvonne Ekern =
Santa=Clara=University=Law=School
Boston= Columbus= Indianapolis= New=York= San=Francisco
Amsterdam= Cape=Town= Dubai= London= Madrid= Milan= Munich= Paris= Montreal= Toronto=De
lhi= Mexico=City= Sao=Paulo= Sydney= Hong=Kong= Seoul= Singapore= Taipei= Tokyo
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, ISBN-13:= 978-0-13-455984-1
ISBN-10: 0-13-455984-3
Table of Contents
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To=the=Instructor iv
Syllabi ix
Chapter=1:=Introduction=to=Legal=Research,=Writing=and=Analysis 1
Chapter=2:=The=Starting=Point:=Analyzing=Facts=and=Identifying=Legal=Issues 7
Chapter=3:=Finding=and=Analyzing=Case=Law 12
Chapter=4:=How=to=Read=and=Summarize=a=Case=Law=Decision 20
Chapter=5:=Constitutions,=Statutes,=and=Administrative=Regulations 27
Chapter=6:=Statutory=and=Constitutional=Analysis 40
Chapter=7:=Secondary=Sources 48
Chapter=8:=Digests 58
Chapter=9:=Validating=Your=Research:=Using=Shepards,=Keycite=and=other=Citators 65
Chapter=10:=Introduction=to=Lexis=Advance,=Westlaw,=&=Bloomberg=Law 75
Chapter=11:=Computer-
Assisted=Legal=Research=(CALR):=The=Freely=Accessible=Internet= 81=Chapter=12:=Basic=Lega
l=Writing=Tools 86
Chapter=13:=The=Memorandum=of=Law:=Predictive=Legal=Writing 90
Chapter=14:=Writing=to=the=Court:=Persuasive=Writing 95
Chapter=15:=Motion=Practice:=Research=and=Writing=Issues 100
Chapter=16:=Legal=Correspondence 104
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,Testbank 123
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, To=the=Instructor
The=Sixth=Edition=of=Legal=Research,=Analysis,=and=Writing
When=we=first=wrote=Legal=Research,=Analysis,=and=Writing,=we=were=convinced=that=students=need
ed=a=text=that=integrated=research,=analysis,=and=writing=skills.=We=remain=convinced=of=that;=therefor
e,=our=basic=approach=to=the=subject=matter=has=not=changed.=However,=legal=research=materials=and=t
he=methods=of=doing=legal=research=have=changed=considerably=over=the=past=several=years.=The=avai
lability=of=legal=resources=through=the=Internet=has=tremendous=influence=on=the=way=research=is=cond
ucted.=No=longer=are=researchers=confined=to=a=law=library.=The=widespread=use=of=all=forms=of=comp
uter=assisted=legal=research=requires=that=legal=researchers=develop=new=skills.
However,=the=law=has=not=abandoned=the=written=word=and,=as=any=experienced=researcher=knows,=b
ooks=are=often=preferred.=The=new=skills=that=researchers=must=develop,=therefore,=cannot=supplant=tr
aditional=research=skills,=but=must=complement=them.=As=a=result,=most=chapters=now=contain=a=secti
on=incorporating=the=availability=of=legal=research=materials=on=the=free=Internet.= We=continue=to=hav
e=a=chapter=introducing=Westtlaw,=Lexis=Advance,=and=Bloomberg=Law,=as=well=as=an=overview=cha
pter=on=Internet=research.= We=have=also=refined=the=use=of=sample=pages=from=print=resources.= Since
=legal=writing=continues=to=be=a=source=of=concern,=we=have=added=a=section=to=each=chapter=providng
=a=short=writing=exercise=with=suggested=sample=answers=found=in=an=Appendix=to=the=text.
Practical Approach
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This=text=assists=the=instructor=in=presenting=material=in=a=practical=and=relevant=way.=
Each=chapter=opens=with=a=short=memorandum=From=the=Desk=of=W.=J.
Bryan,=Esq.,=that=contains=a=hypothetical=factual=situation=to=be=researched=and=an
alyzed=by=a=fictional=research=associate.=The=memorandum=approach=helps=to=intr
oduce=the=topic=of=the=chapter=and=to=engage=the=student’s=imagination.=Each=chap
ter=contains=figures=with=sample=pages=from=print=resources,=screen=shots=from=on
line=sources,=or=examples=of=legal=writing=so=as=to=illustrate=text=material.
One=feature=at=the=end=of=the=chapter,=Can=You=Figure=It=Out?,=requires=students=to=a
nswer=questions=related=to=these=figures.=Furthermore,=because=learning=to=do=legal=re
search=requires=hands-
on=experience,=at=the=end=of=each=chapter=are=research,=analysis,=citation,=and=writing=
exercises.=Research=assignments=can=be=performed
in=a=library=or,=in=many=cases,=online.=(Answers=to=most=of=these=exercises=are=fou
nd=in=an=Instructor’s=Manual.)=So=that=students=can=build=confidence=prior=to=usin
g=a=library=or=online=resource,=exercises=are=found=in=a=chapter=end=feature,=Test=Y
ourself.=Answers=to=selected=research=problems=are=found=in=Appendix=G=to=the=te
xt.
Each=chapter=also=addresses=important=writing=issues=in=end-of-
chapter=features.=Test=Yourself=also=contains=a=section=entitled=“Write=It=Right.
”=Here
students=find=a=writing=assignment=preceded=by=an=explanation=and=example.=Suggested=answe
rs=to=the=writing=assignment=are=generally=provided=in=Appendix=G.
This=feature=covers=a=variety=of=legal=writing=issues.
All=chapters=also=include=a=Chapter=Summary,=Terms=to=Remember,=Citati
on=Matters,=and=Questions=for=Review,=as=well=as=a=Case=Project.=This=sectio
n=allows=students=and=instructors=to=select=one=hypothetical=case=(many
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