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Joanne B. Hames, Yvonne Ekern
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Comprehensive Instructor’s Manual & Test
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Bank for Instructors and Students
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9780134559841
© Joanne B. Hames & Yvonne Ekern. All rights reserved.
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Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Instructor’s Manual & Testbank – Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing (6th Edition)
Authors: Joanne B. Hames and Yvonne Ekern
ISBN: 9780134559841
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PART I: THE LEGAL RESEARCH PROCESS
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Legal Research, Writing, and Analysis
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Chapter 2: The Starting Point: Analyzing Facts and Identifying Legal Issues
Chapter 3: Finding and Analyzing Case Law
Chapter 4: How to Read and Summarize a Case Law Decision
Chapter 5: Constitutions, Statutes, and Administrative Regulations
Chapter 6: Statutory and Constitutional Analysis
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PART II: LEGAL RESEARCH TOOLS
Chapter 7: Secondary Sources
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Chapter 8: Digests
Chapter 9: Validating Your Research: Using Shepard’s, KeyCite, and Other Citators
Chapter 10: Introduction to Lexis Advance, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law
Chapter 11: Computer-Assisted Legal Research (CALR): The Freely Accessible Internet
CPO
PART III: LEGAL WRITING
Chapter 12: Basic Legal Writing Tools
Chapter 13: The Memorandum of Law: Predictive Legal Writing
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Chapter 14: Writing to the Court: Persuasive Writing
Chapter 15: Motion Practice: Research and Writing Issues
Chapter 16: Legal Correspondence
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CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW
Chapter 1 presents an overview of legal research, sources of authority, and the common features
of materials in law libraries. This chapter demonstrates the differences between primary and
secondary authority and the differences between federal and state authorities.
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CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
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Students should master the following objectives in this chapter:
● Describe the role of a legal researcher.
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● Explain the effect of federalism on legal publications.
● Describe the sources of U.S. law.
● Explain the differences between a primary and a secondary source of law.
● List the types of materials often found in law libraries.
● List the common features of law books.
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LECTURE OUTLINE
1-1 INTRODUCTION
Teaching Notes
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● Legal terms – direct students to Table 1-1
o Legal terms are frequently in Latin
o Everyday meaning of words can differ from the legal meaning of a word
● Stress the unauthorized practice of law and the requirement for supervision by an
attorney for all assignments
CPO
● Briefly refer to The Writer’s Corner and draw attention to IRAC
1-2 The U.S. Legal System
Teaching Notes
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● Stress the importance of researching in the correct jurisdiction
1-3 Sources of U.S. Law
Constitutional Law
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Teaching Notes
● Constitutions establish and define the role of government and the relationships it
has to its citizens
Statutory Law
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Teaching Notes
● Result of legislative action by federal, state, or local government
Administrative Regulations
Teaching Notes
● Rules that are created by special agencies that help clarify statutory law
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Case law
Teaching Notes
● Common Law is derived from opinions issues by courts
● Precedent or stare decisi is developed from these decisions
● Both states and the federal government have various levels of courts that hear
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cases
Relationship between Sources of Law
Teaching Notes
● Courts interpret the laws that are passed by the legislators
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1-4 Legal Publications
Teaching Notes
● Distinguish between primary and secondary sources
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● Discuss various kinds of legal publications including electronic publications
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1-5 The Law Library
Teaching Notes
● Direct students to review Figure 1-1 for the types of materials they might find in a law
library – either electronic or traditional
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Traditional Law Libraries
Types of Legal Materials
Virtual Law Library
Teaching Notes
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● Outline various electronic resources for materials including Lexis Academic,
Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, , and Google Scholar among others
● Draw attention to Online Research box
Features of Legal Publications
Teaching Notes
CPO
● Helpful to have a few legal texts on hand for student to examine
● Draw student‘s attention to Box 1-4
● Stress the importance of looking at the copyright of hard copy texts and whether
or not any updates have occurred through pocket parts
PNR
1-6 Internet and Legal Research
Teaching Notes
● Direct students to review Figures 1-2 and 1-3 for a screen shots from Westlaw and
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the Law Library of Congress.
● Go online in the classroom and access the Law Library of Congress. If students are
allowed to use computers, let them explore the website.
1-7 Legal Citation
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Teaching Notes
● Emphasize Citation Matters box
● Explain the importance of accurate citations in legal documents
● Briefly explain the format of citations for each section below
Case Law
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United States Constitution
The United States Code (Statutes)
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TU S
Legal Research, Analysis,
VI U
and Writing, 6th Edition
T
A_V
INSTRUCTOR’S
MANUAL &
MIA
E_DA
TESTBANK
CPO
Joanne B. Hames, Yvonne Ekern
PNR
Comprehensive Instructor’s Manual & Test
NOO
Bank for Instructors and Students
||| ||| || ||| || | || ||| | || ||| |
VIESS
9780134559841
© Joanne B. Hames & Yvonne Ekern. All rights reserved.
DE?U
Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
R?
© MEDGEEK
,TU S
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Instructor’s Manual & Testbank – Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing (6th Edition)
Authors: Joanne B. Hames and Yvonne Ekern
ISBN: 9780134559841
VI U
PART I: THE LEGAL RESEARCH PROCESS
T
Chapter 1: Introduction to Legal Research, Writing, and Analysis
A_V
Chapter 2: The Starting Point: Analyzing Facts and Identifying Legal Issues
Chapter 3: Finding and Analyzing Case Law
Chapter 4: How to Read and Summarize a Case Law Decision
Chapter 5: Constitutions, Statutes, and Administrative Regulations
Chapter 6: Statutory and Constitutional Analysis
MIA
PART II: LEGAL RESEARCH TOOLS
Chapter 7: Secondary Sources
E_DA
Chapter 8: Digests
Chapter 9: Validating Your Research: Using Shepard’s, KeyCite, and Other Citators
Chapter 10: Introduction to Lexis Advance, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law
Chapter 11: Computer-Assisted Legal Research (CALR): The Freely Accessible Internet
CPO
PART III: LEGAL WRITING
Chapter 12: Basic Legal Writing Tools
Chapter 13: The Memorandum of Law: Predictive Legal Writing
PNR
Chapter 14: Writing to the Court: Persuasive Writing
Chapter 15: Motion Practice: Research and Writing Issues
Chapter 16: Legal Correspondence
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CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW
Chapter 1 presents an overview of legal research, sources of authority, and the common features
of materials in law libraries. This chapter demonstrates the differences between primary and
secondary authority and the differences between federal and state authorities.
VI U
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
T
Students should master the following objectives in this chapter:
● Describe the role of a legal researcher.
A_V
● Explain the effect of federalism on legal publications.
● Describe the sources of U.S. law.
● Explain the differences between a primary and a secondary source of law.
● List the types of materials often found in law libraries.
● List the common features of law books.
MIA
LECTURE OUTLINE
1-1 INTRODUCTION
Teaching Notes
E_DA
● Legal terms – direct students to Table 1-1
o Legal terms are frequently in Latin
o Everyday meaning of words can differ from the legal meaning of a word
● Stress the unauthorized practice of law and the requirement for supervision by an
attorney for all assignments
CPO
● Briefly refer to The Writer’s Corner and draw attention to IRAC
1-2 The U.S. Legal System
Teaching Notes
PNR
● Stress the importance of researching in the correct jurisdiction
1-3 Sources of U.S. Law
Constitutional Law
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Teaching Notes
● Constitutions establish and define the role of government and the relationships it
has to its citizens
Statutory Law
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Teaching Notes
● Result of legislative action by federal, state, or local government
Administrative Regulations
Teaching Notes
● Rules that are created by special agencies that help clarify statutory law
DE?U
Case law
Teaching Notes
● Common Law is derived from opinions issues by courts
● Precedent or stare decisi is developed from these decisions
● Both states and the federal government have various levels of courts that hear
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cases
Relationship between Sources of Law
Teaching Notes
● Courts interpret the laws that are passed by the legislators
VI U
1-4 Legal Publications
Teaching Notes
● Distinguish between primary and secondary sources
T
● Discuss various kinds of legal publications including electronic publications
A_V
1-5 The Law Library
Teaching Notes
● Direct students to review Figure 1-1 for the types of materials they might find in a law
library – either electronic or traditional
MIA
Traditional Law Libraries
Types of Legal Materials
Virtual Law Library
Teaching Notes
E_DA
● Outline various electronic resources for materials including Lexis Academic,
Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, , and Google Scholar among others
● Draw attention to Online Research box
Features of Legal Publications
Teaching Notes
CPO
● Helpful to have a few legal texts on hand for student to examine
● Draw student‘s attention to Box 1-4
● Stress the importance of looking at the copyright of hard copy texts and whether
or not any updates have occurred through pocket parts
PNR
1-6 Internet and Legal Research
Teaching Notes
● Direct students to review Figures 1-2 and 1-3 for a screen shots from Westlaw and
NOO
the Law Library of Congress.
● Go online in the classroom and access the Law Library of Congress. If students are
allowed to use computers, let them explore the website.
1-7 Legal Citation
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Teaching Notes
● Emphasize Citation Matters box
● Explain the importance of accurate citations in legal documents
● Briefly explain the format of citations for each section below
Case Law
DE?U
United States Constitution
The United States Code (Statutes)
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