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Sixth Edition
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Joanne B. Hames
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DeGAnzaGCollege
Yvonne Ekern
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SantaGClaraGUniversityGLawGSchool
BostonG ColumbusG IndianapolisG NewGYorkG SanGFrancisco
AmsterdamG CapeGTownG DubaiG LondonG MadridG MilanG MunichG ParisG MontrealG TorontoG
DelhiG MexicoGCityG SaoGPauloG SydneyG HongGKongG SeoulG SingaporeG TaipeiG Tokyo
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, ISBN-13:G 978-0-13-455984-1
ISBN-10: 0-13-455984-3
Table of Contents
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ToGtheGInstructor iv
Syllabi ix
ChapterG1:GIntroductionGtoGLegalGResearch,GWritingGandGAnalysis 1
ChapterG2:GTheGStartingGPoint:GAnalyzingGFactsGandGIdentifyingGLegalGIssues 7
ChapterG3:GFindingGandGAnalyzingGCaseGLaw 12
ChapterG4:GHowGtoGReadGandGSummarizeGaGCaseGLawGDecision 20
ChapterG5:GConstitutions,GStatutes,GandGAdministrativeGRegulations 27
ChapterG6:GStatutoryGandGConstitutionalGAnalysis 40
ChapterG7:GSecondaryGSources 48
ChapterG8:GDigests 58
ChapterG9:GValidatingGYourGResearch:GUsingGShepards,GKeyciteGandGotherGCitators 65
ChapterG10:GIntroductionGtoGLexisGAdvance,GWestlaw,G&GBloombergGLaw 75
ChapterG11:GComputer-
AssistedGLegalGResearchG(CALR):GTheGFreelyGAccessibleGInternetG 81GChapterG12:GBasicGLe
galGWritingGTools 86
ChapterG13:GTheGMemorandumGofGLaw:GPredictiveGLegalGWriting 90
ChapterG14:GWritingGtoGtheGCourt:GPersuasiveGWriting 95
ChapterG15:GMotionGPractice:GResearchGandGWritingGIssues 100
ChapterG16:GLegalGCorrespondence 104
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,Testbank 123
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aGsectionGincorporatingGtheGavailabilityGofGlegalGresearchGmaterialsGonGtheGfreeGInternet.G WeGcontin
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GchapterGprovidngGaGshortGwritingGexerciseGwithGsuggestedGsampleGanswersGfoundGinGanGAppendixGt
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