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
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DelhiE 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:EBasicELe
galEWritingETools 86
ChapterE13:ETheEMemorandumEofELaw:EPredictiveELegalEWriting 90
ChapterE14:EWritingEtoEtheECourt:EPersuasiveEWriting 95
ChapterE15:EMotionEPractice:EResearchEandEWritingEIssues 100
ChapterE16:ELegalECorrespondence 104
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,Testbank 123
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, ToEtheEInstructor
TheESixthEEditionEofELegalEResearch,EAnalysis,EandEWriting
WhenEweEfirstEwroteELegalEResearch,EAnalysis,EandEWriting,EweEwereEconvincedEthatEstudentsEne
ededEaEtextEthatEintegratedEresearch,Eanalysis,EandEwritingEskills.EWeEremainEconvincedEofEthat;Ethe
refore,EourEbasicEapproachEtoEtheEsubjectEmatterEhasEnotEchanged.EHowever,ElegalEresearchEmateria
lsEandEtheEmethodsEofEdoingElegalEresearchEhaveEchangedEconsiderablyEoverEtheEpastEseveralEyears
.ETheEavailabilityEofElegalEresourcesEthroughEtheEInternetEhasEtremendousEinfluenceEonEtheEwayEres
earchEisEconducted.ENoElongerEareEresearchersEconfinedEtoEaElawElibrary.ETheEwidespreadEuseEofEal
lEformsEofEcomputerEassistedElegalEresearchErequiresEthatElegalEresearchersEdevelopEnewEskills.
However,EtheElawEhasEnotEabandonedEtheEwrittenEwordEand,EasEanyEexperiencedEresearcherEknows,
EbooksEareEoftenEpreferred.ETheEnewEskillsEthatEresearchersEmustEdevelop,Etherefore,EcannotEsuppla
ntEtraditionalEresearchEskills,EbutEmustEcomplementEthem.EAsEaEresult,EmostEchaptersEnowEcontainE
aEsectionEincorporatingEtheEavailabilityEofElegalEresearchEmaterialsEonEtheEfreeEInternet.E WeEcontin
ueEtoEhaveEaEchapterEintroducingEWesttlaw,ELexisEAdvance,EandEBloombergELaw,EasEwellEasEanEo
verviewEchapterEonEInternetEresearch.E WeEhaveEalsoErefinedEtheEuseEofEsampleEpagesEfromEprintEre
sources.E SinceElegalEwritingEcontinuesEtoEbeEaEsourceEofEconcern,EweEhaveEaddedEaEsectionEtoEeach
EchapterEprovidngEaEshortEwritingEexerciseEwithEsuggestedEsampleEanswersEfoundEinEanEAppendixE
toEtheEtext.
Practical Approach
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ThisEtextEassistsEtheEinstructorEinEpresentingEmaterialEinEaEpracticalEandErelevantEwa
y.EEachEchapterEopensEwithEaEshortEmemorandumEFromEtheEDeskEofEW.EJ.
Bryan,EEsq.,EthatEcontainsEaEhypotheticalEfactualEsituationEtoEbeEresearchedEandE
analyzedEbyEaEfictionalEresearchEassociate.ETheEmemorandumEapproachEhelpsEto
EintroduceEtheEtopicEofEtheEchapterEandEtoEengageEtheEstudent’sEimagination.EEac
hEchapterEcontainsEfiguresEwithEsampleEpagesEfromEprintEresources,EscreenEshots
EfromEonlineEsources,EorEexamplesEofElegalEwritingEsoEasEtoEillustrateEtextEmateri
al.
OneEfeatureEatEtheEendEofEtheEchapter,ECanEYouEFigureEItEOut?,ErequiresEstudentsEt
oEanswerEquestionsErelatedEtoEtheseEfigures.EFurthermore,EbecauseElearningEtoEdoEle
galEresearchErequiresEhands-
onEexperience,EatEtheEendEofEeachEchapterEareEresearch,Eanalysis,Ecitation,EandEwriti
ngEexercises.EResearchEassignmentsEcanEbeEperformed
inEaElibraryEor,EinEmanyEcases,Eonline.E(AnswersEtoEmostEofEtheseEexercisesEareEf
oundEinEanEInstructor’sEManual.)ESoEthatEstudentsEcanEbuildEconfidenceEpriorEtoE
usingEaElibraryEorEonlineEresource,EexercisesEareEfoundEinEaEchapterEendEfeature,E
TestEYourself.EAnswersEtoEselectedEresearchEproblemsEareEfoundEinEAppendixEG
EtoEtheEtext.
EachEchapterEalsoEaddressesEimportantEwritingEissuesEinEend-of-
chapterEfeatures.ETestEYourselfEalsoEcontainsEaEsectionEentitledE“WriteEItERig
ht.”EHere
studentsEfindEaEwritingEassignmentEprecededEbyEanEexplanationEandEexample.ESuggestedEans
wersEtoEtheEwritingEassignmentEareEgenerallyEprovidedEinEAppendixEG.
ThisEfeatureEcoversEaEvarietyEofElegalEwritingEissues.
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