x x x x
for
Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing
x x x x
Sixth Edition x
Joanne B. Hames x x
De xAnza xCollege
Yvonne Ekern x
Santa xClara xUniversity xLaw xSchool
Boston x Columbus x Indianapolis x New xYork x San xFrancisco
Amsterdam x Cape xTown x Dubai x London x Madrid x Milan x Munich x Paris
x Montreal x Toronto xDelhi x Mexico xCity x Sao xPaulo x Sydney x Hong xKong
x Seoul x Singapore x Taipei x Tokyo
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, ISBN-13: x 978-0-13-455984-1
ISBN-10: 0-13-455984-3
Table of x
Contents
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To xthe xInstructor iv
Syllabi ix
Chapter x1: xIntroduction xto xLegal xResearch, xWriting xand xAnalysis 1
Chapter x2: xThe xStarting xPoint: xAnalyzing xFacts xand xIdentifying xLegal xIssues 7
Chapter x3: xFinding xand xAnalyzing xCase xLaw 12
Chapter x4: xHow xto xRead xand xSummarize xa xCase xLaw xDecision 20
Chapter x5: xConstitutions, xStatutes, xand xAdministrative xRegulations 27
Chapter x6: xStatutory xand xConstitutional xAnalysis 40
Chapter x7: xSecondary xSources 48
Chapter x8: xDigests 58
Chapter x9: xValidating xYour xResearch: xUsing xShepards, xKeycite xand xother xCitators 65
Chapter x10: xIntroduction xto xLexis xAdvance, xWestlaw, x& xBloomberg xLaw 75
Chapter x11: xComputer-Assisted xLegal xResearch x(CALR): xThe xFreely xAccessible xInternet
x 81 xChapter x12: xBasic xLegal xWriting xTools 86
Chapter x13: xThe xMemorandum xof xLaw: xPredictive xLegal xWriting 90
Chapter x14: xWriting xto xthe xCourt: xPersuasive xWriting 95
Chapter x15: xMotion xPractice: xResearch xand xWriting xIssues 100
Chapter x16: xLegal xCorrespondence 104
Testbank 123
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, To xthe xInstructor
The xSixth xEdition xof xLegal xResearch, xAnalysis, xand xWriting
When xwe xfirst xwrote xLegal xResearch, xAnalysis, xand xWriting, xwe xwere xconvinced xthat xstudents
xneeded xa xtext xthat xintegrated xresearch, xanalysis, xand xwriting xskills. xWe xremain xconvinced xof
xthat; xtherefore, xour xbasic xapproach xto xthe xsubject xmatter xhas xnot xchanged. xHowever, xlegal
xresearch xmaterials xand xthe xmethods xof xdoing xlegal xresearch xhave xchanged xconsiderably xover
xthe xpast xseveral xyears. xThe xavailability xof xlegal xresources xthrough xthe xInternet xhas xtremendous
xinfluence xon xthe xway xresearch xis xconducted. xNo xlonger xare xresearchers xconfined xto xa xlaw
xlibrary. xThe xwidespread xuse xof xall xforms xof xcomputer xassisted xlegal xresearch xrequires xthat
xlegal xresearchers xdevelop xnew xskills.
However, xthe xlaw xhas xnot xabandoned xthe xwritten xword xand, xas xany xexperienced xresearcher
xknows, xbooks xare xoften xpreferred. xThe xnew xskills xthat xresearchers xmust xdevelop, xtherefore,
xcannot xsupplant xtraditional xresearch xskills, xbut xmust xcomplement xthem. xAs xa xresult, xmost
xchapters xnow xcontain xa xsection xincorporating xthe xavailability xof xlegal xresearch xmaterials xon
xthe xfree xInternet. x We xcontinue xto xhave xa xchapter xintroducing xWesttlaw, xLexis xAdvance, xand
xBloomberg xLaw, xas xwell xas xan xoverview xchapter xon xInternet xresearch. x We xhave xalso xrefined
xthe xuse xof xsample xpages xfrom xprint xresources. x Since xlegal xwriting xcontinues xto xbe xa xsource
xof xconcern, xwe xhave xadded xa xsection xto xeach xchapter xprovidng xa xshort xwriting xexercise xwith
xsuggested xsample xanswers xfound xin xan xAppendix xto xthe xtext.
Practical Approach
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This xtext xassists xthe xinstructor xin xpresenting xmaterial xin xa xpractical xand xrelevant
xway. xEach xchapter xopens xwith xa xshort xmemorandum xFrom xthe xDesk xof xW. xJ.
Bryan, xEsq., xthat xcontains xa xhypothetical xfactual xsituation xto xbe xresearched
xand xanalyzed xby xa xfictional xresearch xassociate. xThe xmemorandum xapproach
xhelps xto xintroduce xthe xtopic xof xthe xchapter xand xto xengage xthe xstudent’s
ximagination. xEach xchapter xcontains xfigures xwith xsample xpages xfrom xprint
xresources, xscreen xshots xfrom xonline xsources, xor xexamples xof xlegal xwriting xso
xas xto xillustrate xtext xmaterial.
One xfeature xat xthe xend xof xthe xchapter, xCan xYou xFigure xIt xOut?, xrequires
xstudents xto xanswer xquestions xrelated xto xthese xfigures. xFurthermore, xbecause
xlearning xto xdo xlegal xresearch xrequires xhands-on xexperience, xat xthe xend xof xeach
xchapter xare xresearch, xanalysis, xcitation, xand xwriting xexercises. xResearch
xassignments xcan xbe xperformed
in xa xlibrary xor, xin xmany xcases, xonline. x(Answers xto xmost xof xthese xexercises
xare xfound xin xan xInstructor’s xManual.) xSo xthat xstudents xcan xbuild xconfidence
xprior xto xusing xa xlibrary xor xonline xresource, xexercises xare xfound xin xa xchapter
xend xfeature, xTest xYourself. xAnswers xto xselected xresearch xproblems xare xfound
xin xAppendix xG xto xthe xtext.
Each xchapter xalso xaddresses ximportant xwriting xissues xin xend-of-chapter
xfeatures. xTest xYourself xalso xcontains xa xsection xentitled x“Write xIt xRight.”
xHere
students xfind xa xwriting xassignment xpreceded xby xan xexplanation xand xexample. xSuggested
xanswers xto xthe xwriting xassignment xare xgenerally xprovided xin xAppendix xG.
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, This xfeature xcovers xa xvariety xof xlegal xwriting xissues.
All xchapters xalso xinclude xa xChapter xSummary, xTerms xto xRemember,
xCitation xMatters, xand xQuestions xfor xReview, xas xwell xas xa xCase xProject.
xThis xsection xallows xstudents xand xinstructors xto xselect xone xhypothetical
xcase x(many
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