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, ISBN-13: 978-0-13-455984-1 t




ISBN-10: 0-13-455984-3
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To the Instructor
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Syllabi ix

Chapter1: Introductionto Legal Research, Writingand Analysis
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Chapter2:TheStartingPoint:AnalyzingFacts and IdentifyingLegal Issues
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Chapter3: Findingand AnalyzingCase Law
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Chapter4: How to Read and SummarizeaCase Law Decision
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Chapter5: Constitutions,Statutes, and Administrative Regulations
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Chapter6: Statutoryand Constitutional Analysis
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Chapter7: SecondarySources
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Chapter8: Digests
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Chapter9: ValidatingYourResearch: UsingShepards, Keycite and otherCitators
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Chapter10: Introduction to LexisAdvance, Westlaw, &BloombergLaw
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Chapter11:Computer-AssistedLegalResearch(CALR):TheFreelyAccessibleInternet 81
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Chapter12: Basic Legal WritingTools
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Chapter13: TheMemorandum of Law: Predictive Legal Writing
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Chapter14: Writingto the Court: Persuasive Writing
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Chapter15: Motion Practice:Research and Writing Issues
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Chapter16: LegalCorrespondence
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TheSixth Edition of Legal Research, Analysis, andWriting
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When we first wrote Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing, we were convinced that students needed a text
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that integrated research, analysis, and writing skills. We remain convinced of that; therefore, our basic
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approach to the subject matter has not changed. However, legal research materials and the methods of
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doinglegal research have changed considerablyover the past several years.The availabilityoflegal
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resourcesthroughthe Internethastremendousinfluenceontheway research is conducted. No longer are
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researchers confined to a law library. The widespread use of all forms of computer assisted legal research
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requires that legal researchers develop new skills.
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However, the law has not abandoned the written word and, as any experienced researcher knows, books are t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t




often preferred. The new skills that researchers must develop, therefore, cannot supplant traditional
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research skills, but must complement them. As a result, most chapters now contain a section incorporating
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the availability of legal research materials on the free Internet. We continue to have a chapter introducing
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Westtlaw, Lexis Advance, and Bloomberg Law, as well as an overview chapter on Internet research. We
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have also refined the use of sample pages from print resources. Sincelegalwritingcontinuestobeasource
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ofconcern,wehaveadded asectiontoeach chapter providng a short writing exercise with suggested
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sample answers found in an Appendix to the text.
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Thistext assiststheinstructor inpresentingmaterialinapractical andrelevant way. Each
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chapter opens with a short memorandum From the Desk of W. J.
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Bryan, Esq., that contains a hypothetical factual situation to be researched and
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analyzed by a fictional research associate. The memorandum approach helps to
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introduce the topic of the chapter and to engage the student’s imagination. Each chapter
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contains figures with sample pages from print resources, screen shots fromonline
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sources,orexamplesoflegal writingsoastoillustratetext material.
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One feature at the end of the chapter, Can You Figure It Out?, requires students to answer
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questionsrelatedtothesefigures.Furthermore,becauselearningtodolegal research
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requires hands-on experience, at the end of each chapter are research, analysis, citation,
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and writing exercises. Research assignments can be performed
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in a library or, in many cases, online. (Answers to most of these exercises are found in an
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Instructor’s Manual.) So that students can build confidence prior to using a library or
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online resource, exercises are found in a chapter end feature, TestYourself.Answersto
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selectedresearchproblemsarefoundinAppendixGto the text.
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Each chapter also addresses important writing issues in end-of-chapter features.
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TestYourself alsocontainsasectionentitled“WriteItRight.”Here
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studentsfindawritingassignment precededbyanexplanationandexample.Suggested answers to the
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writing assignment are generally provided in Appendix G.
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Thisfeaturecoversavarietyoflegal writingissues.
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All chapters also include a Chapter Summary, Terms to Remember, Citation
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Matters,andQuestionsforReview, aswellasaCaseProject.This section allows
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students and instructors to select one hypothetical case (many
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, of which are found in Appendices A and B) and to perform some research, analysis,or
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writingprojectinchapters.Inthisway,studentsseehowthematerial covered in the
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different chapters is integrated. Questions and problems for
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groupwork,eitherinclassoronlinethroughtheuseofdiscussionboards,have been
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added.
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Features
Avarietyoffeatureshelpsstudentsandinstructors.
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• Legal vocabulary is identified in boldface type. The key terms are definedin t t t t t t t t t t t t




themarginsofthetextwherethetermsappear.Acomprehensive Glossary is also
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included at the end of the book.
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• Skill Objectivesarelistedatthebeginningofeachchapter,helping
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students recognize the main points of the chapter.
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• FindingItOnlineoffersstudentstheopportunitytoexploreonlinelegal t t t t t t t t t t




research resources.
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• CitationMatters, afeature thatappearsineachchapter,isabriefoverview of t t t t t t t t t t t t t




major citation rules affecting legal writing.
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• The Writer’sCorner,afeatureineachchapter,focusesonanimportant legal
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writing issue.
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• Aspreviouslystated,aninterofficememorandumcalled FromtheDesk of W.
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J. Bryan, Esq., opens the text of each chapter. This memorandum serves as an
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introductiontothe subjectmatter,encouragingthe studentto think about the
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subject matter in a practical setting.
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• Researchchecklistsarefoundinseveralchapters,providingaquick, easy- t t t t t t t t t t




to-read summary of the material found in the text. t t t t t t t t




• Sample pages from an assortment of law books are included in the research t t t t t t t t t t t t




chapters. Practical exercises, found in the section Can You FigureItOut?at
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theendofthechapters,givestudentstheopportunityto practice research skills
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before going to the library.
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• Examplesofactualresearchmemorandaappearinappropriatechapters. t t t t t t t t




• AChapter Summaryisincludedineverychapter;itprovidesashort
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overview of the major concepts covered in the chapter.
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• BasicQuestionsforReview followthechaptersummary.Thesequestions aret t t t t t t t t t




designed to focus the student on the most important concepts
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• Assignments, Activities, and Exercises are included at the end of each chapter. t t t t t t t t t t t




Thesefeaturesincludelibraryresearchproblems,analysisexercises, and writing
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assignments.
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• CitationExercises areincludedattheendofeachchapter. t t t t t t t t t




• QuestionsFromtheWriter’s Cornerlocatedattheendofthechapter t t t t t t t t t t t




reinforce the material covered in the chapter.
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• Mostchaptersincludeafeaturecalled APointtoRemember.Thispractical
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information is fashioned to help students focus on the skills and concepts
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thatwillhelpthemindoinglegal research,writing,andanalysis.
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• Test Yourself, including Write It Right, allows students to test their own
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researchandwritingskillsbyprovidinganswerstothequestionsin Appendix
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• Appendix B includesseveral researchproblems thatmaybe used asa basis t t t t t t t t t t t t




forassignmentsforallchapters,givingstudentstheopportunityto
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