Online Instructor’s Manual with Testbank
for
Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing
Sixth Edition
Joanne B. Hames
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
Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo
1
, ISBN-13: 978-0-13-455984-1
ISBN-10: 0-13-455984-3
Table of Contents
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 Legal 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
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
needed a text that integrated research, analysis, and writing skills. We remain convinced of that;
therefore, our basic approach to the subject matter has not changed. However, legal research
materials and the methods of doing legal research have changed considerably over the past several
years. The availability of legal resources through the Internet has tremendous influence on the way
research is conducted. No longer are researchers confined to a law library. The widespread use of
all forms of computer 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,
books are often preferred. The new skills that researchers must develop, therefore, cannot supplant
traditional research skills, but must complement them. As a result, most chapters now contain a
section incorporating the availability of legal research materials on the free Internet. We continue
to have a chapter introducing Westtlaw, Lexis Advance, and Bloomberg Law, as well as an
overview chapter 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 dApproach
This dtext dassists dthe dinstructor din dpresenting dmaterial din da dpractical dand
drelevant dway. dEach dchapter dopens dwith da dshort dmemorandum dFrom dthe
dDesk dof dW. dJ.
Bryan, dEsq., dthat dcontains da dhypothetical dfactual dsituation dto dbe dresearched
dand danalyzed dby da dfictional dresearch dassociate. dThe dmemorandum
dapproach dhelps dto dintroduce dthe dtopic dof dthe dchapter dand dto dengage dthe
dstudent’s dimagination. dEach dchapter dcontains dfigures dwith dsample dpages
dfrom dprint dresources, dscreen dshots dfrom donline dsources, dor dexamples dof
dlegal dwriting dso das dto dillustrate dtext dmaterial.
One dfeature dat dthe dend dof dthe dchapter, dCan dYou dFigure dIt dOut?, drequires
dstudents dto danswer dquestions drelated dto dthese dfigures. dFurthermore, dbecause
dlearning dto ddo dlegal dresearch drequires dhands-on dexperience, dat dthe dend dof
deach dchapter dare dresearch, danalysis, dcitation, dand dwriting dexercises. dResearch
dassignments dcan dbe dperformed
in da dlibrary dor, din dmany dcases, donline. d(Answers dto dmost dof dthese
dexercises dare dfound din dan dInstructor’s dManual.) dSo dthat dstudents dcan
dbuild dconfidence dprior dto dusing da dlibrary dor donline dresource, dexercises dare
dfound din da dchapter dend dfeature, dTest dYourself. dAnswers dto dselected
dresearch dproblems dare dfound din dAppendix dG dto dthe dtext.
Each dchapter dalso daddresses dimportant dwriting dissues din dend-of-chapter
dfeatures. dTest dYourself dalso dcontains da dsection dentitled d“Write dIt
dRight.” dHere
students dfind da dwriting dassignment dpreceded dby dan dexplanation dand dexample. dSuggested
danswers dto dthe dwriting dassignment dare dgenerally dprovided din dAppendix dG.
3
, This dfeature dcovers da dvariety dof dlegal dwriting dissues.
All dchapters dalso dinclude da dChapter dSummary, dTerms dto dRemember,
dCitation dMatters, dand dQuestions dfor dReview, das dwell das da dCase
dProject. dThis dsection dallows dstudents dand dinstructors dto dselect done
dhypothetical dcase d(many
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for
Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing
Sixth Edition
Joanne B. Hames
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
Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo
1
, ISBN-13: 978-0-13-455984-1
ISBN-10: 0-13-455984-3
Table of Contents
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 Legal 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
Testbank 123
2
, 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
needed a text that integrated research, analysis, and writing skills. We remain convinced of that;
therefore, our basic approach to the subject matter has not changed. However, legal research
materials and the methods of doing legal research have changed considerably over the past several
years. The availability of legal resources through the Internet has tremendous influence on the way
research is conducted. No longer are researchers confined to a law library. The widespread use of
all forms of computer 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,
books are often preferred. The new skills that researchers must develop, therefore, cannot supplant
traditional research skills, but must complement them. As a result, most chapters now contain a
section incorporating the availability of legal research materials on the free Internet. We continue
to have a chapter introducing Westtlaw, Lexis Advance, and Bloomberg Law, as well as an
overview chapter 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 dApproach
This dtext dassists dthe dinstructor din dpresenting dmaterial din da dpractical dand
drelevant dway. dEach dchapter dopens dwith da dshort dmemorandum dFrom dthe
dDesk dof dW. dJ.
Bryan, dEsq., dthat dcontains da dhypothetical dfactual dsituation dto dbe dresearched
dand danalyzed dby da dfictional dresearch dassociate. dThe dmemorandum
dapproach dhelps dto dintroduce dthe dtopic dof dthe dchapter dand dto dengage dthe
dstudent’s dimagination. dEach dchapter dcontains dfigures dwith dsample dpages
dfrom dprint dresources, dscreen dshots dfrom donline dsources, dor dexamples dof
dlegal dwriting dso das dto dillustrate dtext dmaterial.
One dfeature dat dthe dend dof dthe dchapter, dCan dYou dFigure dIt dOut?, drequires
dstudents dto danswer dquestions drelated dto dthese dfigures. dFurthermore, dbecause
dlearning dto ddo dlegal dresearch drequires dhands-on dexperience, dat dthe dend dof
deach dchapter dare dresearch, danalysis, dcitation, dand dwriting dexercises. dResearch
dassignments dcan dbe dperformed
in da dlibrary dor, din dmany dcases, donline. d(Answers dto dmost dof dthese
dexercises dare dfound din dan dInstructor’s dManual.) dSo dthat dstudents dcan
dbuild dconfidence dprior dto dusing da dlibrary dor donline dresource, dexercises dare
dfound din da dchapter dend dfeature, dTest dYourself. dAnswers dto dselected
dresearch dproblems dare dfound din dAppendix dG dto dthe dtext.
Each dchapter dalso daddresses dimportant dwriting dissues din dend-of-chapter
dfeatures. dTest dYourself dalso dcontains da dsection dentitled d“Write dIt
dRight.” dHere
students dfind da dwriting dassignment dpreceded dby dan dexplanation dand dexample. dSuggested
danswers dto dthe dwriting dassignment dare dgenerally dprovided din dAppendix dG.
3
, This dfeature dcovers da dvariety dof dlegal dwriting dissues.
All dchapters dalso dinclude da dChapter dSummary, dTerms dto dRemember,
dCitation dMatters, dand dQuestions dfor dReview, das dwell das da dCase
dProject. dThis dsection dallows dstudents dand dinstructors dto dselect done
dhypothetical dcase d(many
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