Online mmInstructor’s mmManual mmwith mmTestbank
for
Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing
mm mm mm mm
Sixth mmEdition
Joanne mmB. mmHames
De mmAnza mmCollege
Yvonne mmEkern
Santa mmClara mmUniversity mmLaw mmSchool
Boston m m Columbus m m Indianapolis m m New mmYork m m San mmFrancisco
Amsterdam m m Cape mmTown m m Dubai m m London m m Madrid m m Milan
m m Munich m m Paris m m Montreal m m Toronto mmDelhi m m Mexico mmCity m m Sao
mmPaulo m m Sydney m m Hong mmKong m m Seoul m m Singapore m m Taipei m m Tokyo
1
, ISBN-13: m m 978-0-13-455984-1
ISBN-10: 0-13-455984-3
Table mmof
mmContents
To mmthe mmInstructor iv
Syllabi ix
Chapter mm1: mmIntroduction mmto mmLegal mmResearch, mmWriting mmand mmAnalysis 1
Chapter mm2: mmThe mmStarting mmPoint: mmAnalyzing mmFacts mmand mmIdentifying mmLegal mmIssues
7
Chapter mm3: mmFinding mmand mmAnalyzing mmCase mmLaw 12
Chapter mm4: mmHow mmto mmRead mmand mmSummarize mma mmCase mmLaw mmDecision 20
Chapter mm5: mmConstitutions, mmStatutes, mmand mmAdministrative mmRegulations 27
Chapter mm6: mmStatutory mmand mmConstitutional mmAnalysis 40
Chapter mm7: mmSecondary mmSources 48
Chapter mm8: mmDigests 58
Chapter mm9: mmValidating mmYour mmResearch: mmUsing mmShepards, mmKeycite mmand mmother
mmCitators 65
Chapter mm10: mmIntroduction mmto mmLexis mmAdvance, mmWestlaw, mm& mmBloomberg mmLaw
75
Chapter mm11: mmComputer-Assisted mmLegal mmResearch mm(CALR): mmThe mmFreely
mmAccessible mmInternet m m 81 mmChapter mm12: mmBasic mmLegal mmWriting mmTools 86
Chapter mm13: mmThe mmMemorandum mmof mmLaw: mmPredictive mmLegal mmWriting 90
Chapter mm14: mmWriting mmto mmthe mmCourt: mmPersuasive mmWriting 95
Chapter mm15: mmMotion mmPractice: mmResearch mmand mmWriting mmIssues 100
2
,Chapter mm16: mmLegal mmCorrespondence 104
Testbank 123
3
, To mmthe mmInstructor
The mmSixth mmEdition mmof mmLegal mmResearch, mmAnalysis, mmand mmWriting
When mmwe mmfirst mmwrote mmLegal mmResearch, mmAnalysis, mmand mmWriting, mmwe mmwere
mmconvinced mmthat mmstudents mmneeded mma mmtext mmthat mmintegrated mmresearch, mmanalysis,
mmand mmwriting mmskills. mmWe mmremain mmconvinced mmof mmthat; mmtherefore, mmour mmbasic
mmapproach mmto mmthe mmsubject mmmatter mmhas mmnot mmchanged. mmHowever, mmlegal mmresearch
mmmaterials mmand mmthe mmmethods mmof mmdoing mmlegal mmresearch mmhave mmchanged
mmconsiderably mmover mmthe mmpast mmseveral mmyears. mmThe mmavailability mmof mmlegal
mmresources mmthrough mmthe mmInternet mmhas mmtremendous mminfluence mmon mmthe mmway
mmresearch mmis mmconducted. mmNo mmlonger mmare mmresearchers mmconfined mmto mma mmlaw
mmlibrary. mmThe mmwidespread mmuse mmof mmall mmforms mmof mmcomputer mmassisted mmlegal
mmresearch mmrequires mmthat mmlegal mmresearchers mmdevelop mmnew mmskills.
However, mmthe mmlaw mmhas mmnot mmabandoned mmthe mmwritten mmword mmand, mmas mmany
mmexperienced mmresearcher mmknows, mmbooks mmare mmoften mmpreferred. mmThe mmnew mmskills
mmthat mmresearchers mmmust mmdevelop, mmtherefore, mmcannot mmsupplant mmtraditional mmresearch
mmskills, mmbut mmmust mmcomplement mmthem. mmAs mma mmresult, mmmost mmchapters mmnow
mmcontain mma mmsection mmincorporating mmthe mmavailability mmof mmlegal mmresearch mmmaterials
mmon mmthe mmfree mmInternet. m m We mmcontinue mmto mmhave mma mmchapter mmintroducing
mmWesttlaw, mmLexis mmAdvance, mmand mmBloomberg mmLaw, mmas mmwell mmas mman mmoverview
mmchapter mmon mmInternet mmresearch. m m We mmhave mmalso mmrefined mmthe mmuse mmof mmsample
mmpages mmfrom mmprint mmresources. m m Since mmlegal mmwriting mmcontinues mmto mmbe mma
mmsource mmof mmconcern, mmwe mmhave mmadded mma mmsection mmto mmeach mmchapter mmprovidng
mma mmshort mmwriting mmexercise mmwith mmsuggested mmsample mmanswers mmfound mmin mman
mmAppendix mmto mmthe mmtext.
Practical mmApproach
This mmtext mmassists mmthe mminstructor mmin mmpresenting mmmaterial mmin mma
mmpractical mmand mmrelevant mmway. mmEach mmchapter mmopens mmwith mma
mmshort mmmemorandum mmFrom mmthe mmDesk mmof mmW. mmJ.
Bryan, mmEsq., mmthat mmcontains mma mmhypothetical mmfactual mmsituation mmto
mmbe mmresearched mmand mmanalyzed mmby mma mmfictional mmresearch
mmassociate. mmThe mmmemorandum mmapproach mmhelps mmto mmintroduce
mmthe mmtopic mmof mmthe mmchapter mmand mmto mmengage mmthe mmstudent‘s
mmimagination. mmEach mmchapter mmcontains mmfigures mmwith mmsample
mmpages mmfrom mmprint mmresources, mmscreen mmshots mmfrom mmonline
mmsources, mmor mmexamples mmof mmlegal mmwriting mmso mmas mmto mmillustrate
mmtext mmmaterial.
One mmfeature mmat mmthe mmend mmof mmthe mmchapter, mmCan mmYou mmFigure
mmIt mmOut?, mmrequires mmstudents mmto mmanswer mmquestions mmrelated mmto
mmthese mmfigures. mmFurthermore, mmbecause mmlearning mmto mmdo mmlegal
mmresearch mmrequires mmhands-on mmexperience, mmat mmthe mmend mmof mmeach
mmchapter mmare mmresearch, mmanalysis, mmcitation, mmand mmwriting mmexercises.
mmResearch mmassignments mmcan mmbe mmperformed
in mma mmlibrary mmor, mmin mmmany mmcases, mmonline. mm(Answers mmto mmmost
4
for
Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing
mm mm mm mm
Sixth mmEdition
Joanne mmB. mmHames
De mmAnza mmCollege
Yvonne mmEkern
Santa mmClara mmUniversity mmLaw mmSchool
Boston m m Columbus m m Indianapolis m m New mmYork m m San mmFrancisco
Amsterdam m m Cape mmTown m m Dubai m m London m m Madrid m m Milan
m m Munich m m Paris m m Montreal m m Toronto mmDelhi m m Mexico mmCity m m Sao
mmPaulo m m Sydney m m Hong mmKong m m Seoul m m Singapore m m Taipei m m Tokyo
1
, ISBN-13: m m 978-0-13-455984-1
ISBN-10: 0-13-455984-3
Table mmof
mmContents
To mmthe mmInstructor iv
Syllabi ix
Chapter mm1: mmIntroduction mmto mmLegal mmResearch, mmWriting mmand mmAnalysis 1
Chapter mm2: mmThe mmStarting mmPoint: mmAnalyzing mmFacts mmand mmIdentifying mmLegal mmIssues
7
Chapter mm3: mmFinding mmand mmAnalyzing mmCase mmLaw 12
Chapter mm4: mmHow mmto mmRead mmand mmSummarize mma mmCase mmLaw mmDecision 20
Chapter mm5: mmConstitutions, mmStatutes, mmand mmAdministrative mmRegulations 27
Chapter mm6: mmStatutory mmand mmConstitutional mmAnalysis 40
Chapter mm7: mmSecondary mmSources 48
Chapter mm8: mmDigests 58
Chapter mm9: mmValidating mmYour mmResearch: mmUsing mmShepards, mmKeycite mmand mmother
mmCitators 65
Chapter mm10: mmIntroduction mmto mmLexis mmAdvance, mmWestlaw, mm& mmBloomberg mmLaw
75
Chapter mm11: mmComputer-Assisted mmLegal mmResearch mm(CALR): mmThe mmFreely
mmAccessible mmInternet m m 81 mmChapter mm12: mmBasic mmLegal mmWriting mmTools 86
Chapter mm13: mmThe mmMemorandum mmof mmLaw: mmPredictive mmLegal mmWriting 90
Chapter mm14: mmWriting mmto mmthe mmCourt: mmPersuasive mmWriting 95
Chapter mm15: mmMotion mmPractice: mmResearch mmand mmWriting mmIssues 100
2
,Chapter mm16: mmLegal mmCorrespondence 104
Testbank 123
3
, To mmthe mmInstructor
The mmSixth mmEdition mmof mmLegal mmResearch, mmAnalysis, mmand mmWriting
When mmwe mmfirst mmwrote mmLegal mmResearch, mmAnalysis, mmand mmWriting, mmwe mmwere
mmconvinced mmthat mmstudents mmneeded mma mmtext mmthat mmintegrated mmresearch, mmanalysis,
mmand mmwriting mmskills. mmWe mmremain mmconvinced mmof mmthat; mmtherefore, mmour mmbasic
mmapproach mmto mmthe mmsubject mmmatter mmhas mmnot mmchanged. mmHowever, mmlegal mmresearch
mmmaterials mmand mmthe mmmethods mmof mmdoing mmlegal mmresearch mmhave mmchanged
mmconsiderably mmover mmthe mmpast mmseveral mmyears. mmThe mmavailability mmof mmlegal
mmresources mmthrough mmthe mmInternet mmhas mmtremendous mminfluence mmon mmthe mmway
mmresearch mmis mmconducted. mmNo mmlonger mmare mmresearchers mmconfined mmto mma mmlaw
mmlibrary. mmThe mmwidespread mmuse mmof mmall mmforms mmof mmcomputer mmassisted mmlegal
mmresearch mmrequires mmthat mmlegal mmresearchers mmdevelop mmnew mmskills.
However, mmthe mmlaw mmhas mmnot mmabandoned mmthe mmwritten mmword mmand, mmas mmany
mmexperienced mmresearcher mmknows, mmbooks mmare mmoften mmpreferred. mmThe mmnew mmskills
mmthat mmresearchers mmmust mmdevelop, mmtherefore, mmcannot mmsupplant mmtraditional mmresearch
mmskills, mmbut mmmust mmcomplement mmthem. mmAs mma mmresult, mmmost mmchapters mmnow
mmcontain mma mmsection mmincorporating mmthe mmavailability mmof mmlegal mmresearch mmmaterials
mmon mmthe mmfree mmInternet. m m We mmcontinue mmto mmhave mma mmchapter mmintroducing
mmWesttlaw, mmLexis mmAdvance, mmand mmBloomberg mmLaw, mmas mmwell mmas mman mmoverview
mmchapter mmon mmInternet mmresearch. m m We mmhave mmalso mmrefined mmthe mmuse mmof mmsample
mmpages mmfrom mmprint mmresources. m m Since mmlegal mmwriting mmcontinues mmto mmbe mma
mmsource mmof mmconcern, mmwe mmhave mmadded mma mmsection mmto mmeach mmchapter mmprovidng
mma mmshort mmwriting mmexercise mmwith mmsuggested mmsample mmanswers mmfound mmin mman
mmAppendix mmto mmthe mmtext.
Practical mmApproach
This mmtext mmassists mmthe mminstructor mmin mmpresenting mmmaterial mmin mma
mmpractical mmand mmrelevant mmway. mmEach mmchapter mmopens mmwith mma
mmshort mmmemorandum mmFrom mmthe mmDesk mmof mmW. mmJ.
Bryan, mmEsq., mmthat mmcontains mma mmhypothetical mmfactual mmsituation mmto
mmbe mmresearched mmand mmanalyzed mmby mma mmfictional mmresearch
mmassociate. mmThe mmmemorandum mmapproach mmhelps mmto mmintroduce
mmthe mmtopic mmof mmthe mmchapter mmand mmto mmengage mmthe mmstudent‘s
mmimagination. mmEach mmchapter mmcontains mmfigures mmwith mmsample
mmpages mmfrom mmprint mmresources, mmscreen mmshots mmfrom mmonline
mmsources, mmor mmexamples mmof mmlegal mmwriting mmso mmas mmto mmillustrate
mmtext mmmaterial.
One mmfeature mmat mmthe mmend mmof mmthe mmchapter, mmCan mmYou mmFigure
mmIt mmOut?, mmrequires mmstudents mmto mmanswer mmquestions mmrelated mmto
mmthese mmfigures. mmFurthermore, mmbecause mmlearning mmto mmdo mmlegal
mmresearch mmrequires mmhands-on mmexperience, mmat mmthe mmend mmof mmeach
mmchapter mmare mmresearch, mmanalysis, mmcitation, mmand mmwriting mmexercises.
mmResearch mmassignments mmcan mmbe mmperformed
in mma mmlibrary mmor, mmin mmmany mmcases, mmonline. mm(Answers mmto mmmost
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