Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing, 3/E
Joanne Banker Hames, De Anza College
Yvonne Ekern, West Valley College

ISBN-10: 013159480X
ISBN-13: 9780131594807

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2009
Format: Paper; 552 pp
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For courses in legal research and writing.

 

By integrating the basics of legal research, legal analysis and legal writing, this book clarifies the interrelationship of these three competencies and allows students to experience the total legal research process. Its goal is to provide readers with the basic knowledge and tools needed to research and analyze a legal problem and communicate the results of that research and analysis in different types of legal memoranda. Included in the text are skill-building exercises, sample law book pages and a built-in legal dictionary. This edition features expanded coverage of legal writing, a new chapter on legal correspondence, more on computer assisted legal research, and new appendices that reinforce the integrated approach of the text.

 

 

An integrated approach–combines coverage ofthree areas: legal research, legal analysis, and legal writing.

·        Reinforces how these skills are related and presents material in an integrated fashion.

·        Offers coverage that works for a variety of course organizations and syllabi.

 

A skill-building emphasis–is reinforced through end of chapter skill-building assignments.

·        Offers a variety of skill building exercises including Building Your Research Skills, Building Your Analysis Skills and Building Your Online Research Skills.

 

An interoffice memorandum (From the desk of W.J. Bryan, Esq.)–opens each chapter.

·        Serves as an introduction to the subject matter and encourages readers to think about the subject matter in a practical setting.

 

Citation Matters–introduces one new facet of legal citation in each chapter.

·        Helps students who may be struggling with the complexities of legal citation.

·        Gives students a brief overview of major citation rules affecting legal writing.

 

Sample pages from an assortment of law books–support the Can You Figure it Out? exercises.

·        Gives readers a chance to practice research skills before going to the library.

 

Case project–allows students and instructors to select one hypothetical case and perform some research, analysis, or writing project.

·        Reinforces the integrated approach of the text.

 

Built-in Legal Dictionary–defines legal terms in margins as they are presented.

·         Familiarizes students with common legal terms and helps them build a strong legal vocabulary.

 

New to this Edition

 

New! Expanded coverage of legal writing–appears in Ch. 11 through Ch. 14.

·        Addresses various types of legal writing and separates predictive writing from persuasive writing.

 

Revised! Chapter 10: Computer Assisted Legal Research (CALR)–discusses common online search methods, Lexis, Westlaw, search possibilities, search problems, etc.

·        Reflects the most current trends in research and places more of an emphasis on online legal research.

 

New! Online Legal Research feature–appears in this edition.

·        Offers students the opportunity to explore online legal research resources.

 

New! Chapter 14, Legal Correspondence–appears in this edition.

·        Discusses business letters, confirming letters, appointment letters, opinion letters, case summaries, and more!

 

New! Two new appendices–Appendix F and Appendix G.

·        Appendix F contains partially written case briefs that can be used to practice and develop this important skill.

·        Appendix G contains supplemental case law for some of the chapter assignments and completion of the case briefs that appear in Appendix F.

 

New! Appendix A is expanded–in this edition.

·        Includes research fact patterns and case documents such as transcripts and declarations.

 

New! Skills Objectives–appear in each chapter.

·        Creates expectation in students and allows them to judge their own development.

Table of Contents

 

1.      Introduction to Legal Research, Writing, and Analysis

2.      The Starting Point: Analyzing Facts and Identifying Legal Issues

3.      Finding and Analyzing Case Law

4.      How to Brief a Case

5.      Constitutions, Statutes, and Administrative Regulations

6.      Statutory and Constitutional Analysis

7.      Secondary Sources

8.      Digests

9.      Validating Your Research: Using Shepard’s, Keycite, and other citators

10.  Computer Assisted Legal Research (CALR)

11.  Basic Legal Writing Tools

12.  Predictive Legal Writing: The Memorandum of Law

13.  Persuasive Writing: Writing to the Court

14.  Legal Correspondence

 

APPENDIX A: RESEARCH AND WRITING PROBLEMS BASED ON STATED FACT PATTERNS AND CASE FILE DOCUMENTS

APPENDIX B: BASIC CITATION REFERENCE GUIDE

APPENDIX C: RESEARCH STRATEGIES: AN OVERVIEW

APPENDIX D: DEFENDANTS’ JOINT MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF’S MOTIONS FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION: INITIAL RESEARCH MEMORANDA

APPENDIX E: APPELLATE BRIEF

APPENDIX F: CASE BRIEFING PRACTICE

APPENDIX G: SUPPLEMENTAL CASES

 

GLOSSARY

INDEX

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    © 2006 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 528 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0131188887 | ISBN-13: 9780131188884
    Brief Description

    • For undergraduate courses in Legal Research and Writing.

    This text presents a practical, integrated approach to legal research, analysis, and writing. It provides students with all the basic tools they need to do legal research and analyze a problem as well as communicate the results of their research.

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    © 2000 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 480 pages | Instock
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    Brief Description

Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing

Third Edition

 

 

Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing covers the legal research process in a practical, skill-building manner by intelligently integrating legal research, legal analysis, and legal writing. This third edition continues to present substantive material and practical research and writing exercises to assist students in developing traditional library skills, a working knowledge of the law library, and basic legal analysis and writing skills. 

 

Features

•           Chapter-opening hypothetical situations introduce each chapter topic and encourage students to think about the subject matter in a practical setting.

•           Research checklists provide quick, easy-to-read summaries of the material found in the text.

•           Can You Figure It Out? features practical exercises at the end of each chapter that <BOLD>give students the opportunity to practice research skills before going to the library.

•           Citation Matters introduces one new facet of legal citation in each chapter to develop important citation skills.

•           Research assignments and activities at the end of each chapter provide library research problems, analysis exercises, and writing assignments.

•           A citation guide, overview of the research process, research strategies outline, memorandum of points and authorities, and appellate brief are all included in the appendices.

 

New To This Edition

•           Expanded coverage of online legal research, includingLexis, Westlaw, and other legal resources on the Internet

•           Expanded coverage of basic writing skills and drafting of legal documents

•           Chapter 14, Legal Correspondence

•           Expanded Appendix A: Research fact patterns now including case documents, such as transcripts and declarations 

•           Appendix F: partially written case briefs requiring students to fill in blank sections 

•           Appendix G: supplemental case law for some of the chapter assignments and completion of the case briefs in Appendix F

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