Online Instructor’s Manual with testbank
for
Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing
Sixth Edition
Joanne B. Hames
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DeeAnzaeCollege
Yvonne Ekerne
SantaeClaraeUniversityeLaweSchool
Bostone Columbuse Indianapolise NeweYorke SaneFrancisco
Amsterdame CapeeTowne Dubaie Londone Madride Milane Muniche Parise Montreale TorontoeDelh
ie MexicoeCitye SaoePauloe Sydneye HongeKonge Seoule Singaporee Taipeie Tokyo
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, ISBN-13:e 978-0-13-455984-1
ISBN-10: 0-13-455984-3
Table of Contents
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ToetheeInstructor iv
Syllabi ix
Chaptere1:eIntroductionetoeLegaleResearch,eWritingeandeAnalysis 1
Chaptere2:eTheeStartingePoint:eAnalyzingeFactseandeIdentifyingeLegaleIssues 7
Chaptere3:eFindingeandeAnalyzingeCaseeLaw 12
Chaptere4:eHowetoeReadeandeSummarizeeaeCaseeLaweDecision 20
Chaptere5:eConstitutions,eStatutes,eandeAdministrativeeRegulations 27
Chaptere6:eStatutoryeandeConstitutionaleAnalysis 40
Chaptere7:eSecondaryeSources 48
Chaptere8:eDigests 58
Chaptere9:eValidatingeYoureResearch:eUsingeShepards,eKeyciteeandeothereCitators 65
Chaptere10:eIntroductionetoeLexiseAdvance,eWestlaw,e&eBloombergeLaw 75
Chaptere11:eComputer-
AssistedeLegaleResearche(CALR):eTheeFreelyeAccessibleeInternete 81eChaptere12:eBasiceLegale
WritingeTools 86
Chaptere13:eTheeMemorandumeofeLaw:ePredictiveeLegaleWriting 90
Chaptere14:eWritingetoetheeCourt:ePersuasiveeWriting 95
Chaptere15:eMotionePractice:eResearcheandeWritingeIssues 100
Chaptere16:eLegaleCorrespondence 104
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TheeSixtheEditioneofeLegaleResearch,eAnalysis,eandeWriting
WheneweefirstewroteeLegaleResearch,eAnalysis,eandeWriting,eweewereeconvincedethatestudentseneedede
aetextethateintegratederesearch,eanalysis,eandewritingeskills.eWeeremaineconvincedeofethat;etherefore,eou
rebasiceapproachetoetheesubjectematterehasenotechanged.eHowever,elegaleresearchematerialseandetheemet
hodseofedoingelegaleresearchehaveechangedeconsiderablyeoveretheepasteseveraleyears.eTheeavailabilityeo
felegaleresourcesethroughetheeInternetehasetremendouseinfluenceeonetheewayeresearcheiseconducted.eNoe
longereareeresearcherseconfinedetoeaelawelibrary.eTheewidespreadeuseeofealleformseofecomputereassisted
elegaleresearcherequires ethatelegaleresearchersedevelopeneweskills.
However,etheelawehasenoteabandonedetheewrittenewordeand,easeanyeexperiencederesearchereknows,eboo
kseareeoftenepreferred.eTheeneweskillsethateresearchersemustedevelop,etherefore,ecannotesupplantetraditi
onaleresearcheskills,ebutemustecomplementethem.eAseaeresult,emostechaptersenowecontaineaesectioneinco
rporatingetheeavailabilityeofelegaleresearchematerialseonetheefreeeInternet.e Weecontinueetoehaveeaechapt
ereintroducingeWesttlaw,eLexiseAdvance,eandeBloombergeLaw,easewelleaseaneoverviewechaptereoneInte
rneteresearch.e Weehaveealsoerefinedetheeuseeofesampleepagesefromeprinteresources.e Sinceelegalewritinge
continuesetoebeeaesourceeofeconcern,eweehaveeaddedeaesectionetoeeachechaptereprovidngeaeshortewritinge
exerciseewithesuggestedesampleeanswersefoundeineaneAppendixetoetheetext.
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Thisetexteassistsetheeinstructoreinepresentingematerialeineaepracticaleanderelevanteway.eEa
chechaptereopensewitheaeshortememorandumeFrometheeDeskeofeW.eJ.
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lyzedebyeaefictionaleresearcheassociate.eTheememorandumeapproachehelpsetoeintrod
uceetheetopiceofetheechaptereandetoeengageetheestudent’seimagination.eEachechapterec
ontainsefiguresewithesampleepagesefromeprinteresources,escreeneshotsefromeonlineeso
urces,eoreexampleseofelegalewritingesoeasetoeillustrateetextematerial.
Oneefeatureeatetheeendeofetheechapter,eCaneYoueFigureeIteOut?,erequiresestudentsetoeans
werequestionserelatedetoetheseefigures.eFurthermore,ebecauseelearningetoedoelegaleresear
cherequiresehands-
oneexperience,eatetheeendeofeeachechaptereareeresearch,eanalysis,ecitation,eandewritingee
xercises.eResearcheassignmentsecanebeeperformed
ineaelibraryeor,einemanyecases,eonline.e(Answersetoemosteofetheseeexerciseseareefound
eineaneInstructor’seManual.)eSoethatestudentsecanebuildeconfidenceeprioretoeusingeaeli
braryeoreonlineeresource,eexerciseseareefoundeineaechaptereendefeature,eTesteYourself
.eAnswersetoeselectederesearcheproblemseareefoundeineAppendixeGetoetheetext.
Eachechapterealsoeaddresseseimportantewritingeissueseineend-of-
chapterefeatures.eTesteYourselfealsoecontainseaesectioneentitlede“WriteeIteRight.”
eHere
studentsefindeaewritingeassignmenteprecededebyeaneexplanationeandeexample.eSuggestedeanswerse
toetheewritingeassignmenteareegenerallyeprovidedeineAppendixeG.
Thisefeatureecoverseaevarietyeofelegalewritingeissues.
AllechaptersealsoeincludeeaeChaptereSummary,eTermsetoeRemember,eCitatio
neMatters,eandeQuestionseforeReview,easewelleaseaeCaseeProject.eThisesectionea
llowsestudentseandeinstructorsetoeselecteoneehypotheticalecasee(many
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