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One of the few texts to focus entirely on legal research, this fully updated edition of Legal Research provides the "how to" information for identifying key facts and issues in a case, conducting statutory and case law research and analysis, briefing cases, researching secondary authority, determining whether or not a case is on point, conducting electronic legal research and counteranalysis, and citing authority. Designed to help students develop an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of legal research, the book guides them through each step in the research process, including how to determine what to research, how to identify key facts and terms, what to look for when researching, what to do with the research once it is found, and how to organize research. Each chapter includes examples of every concept and principle discussed, along with a hypothetical fact situation that applies concepts and principles in a real-world setting. The authors demonstrate how to conduct research efficiently without wasting time or duplicating effort and include extensive coverage of primary and secondary research sources, including Internet and computer research, citation format, and case law analysis.
- Information on legal citation is now included within substantive chapters rather than as a separate chapter.
- Research using citators has been removed from the secondary sources chapters and is now presented in a stand-alone chapter discussing both Shepard's and West's KeyCite.
- Updated and expanded materials on electronic legal research and legal applications have been added.
- New exercises enhance learning and retention of new material.
- RESEARCH: The book takes a step-by-step approach to researching primary and secondary authority using multiple examples.
- APPLICATION: A hypothetical factual situation at the beginning of each chapter illustrates how the principles presented apply to real-world situations.
- EXAMPLES: Examples and sample pages from actual research authorities help students understand key concepts.
- TECHNOLOGY: An online Student Companion Site provides additional assignments, chapter summaries, and outlines.
- KEY POINTS: Each chapter has a list of key points that may be used as a quick reference and checklist when applying chapter concepts.
- REVIEW: The Instructor's Manual presents several assignments and exercises in each chapter, which require students to apply the chapter's concepts and principles, along with answers and other resources for instructors.
2. The Role of Key Terms and Key Facts in Legal Research.
3. Issue Identification--Spotting the Issue.
4. Constitutions, Statutes, Administrative Law, and Court Rules--Research and Analysis.
5. Case Law--Research and Briefing.
6. Case Law Analysis--Is a Case on Point?
7. Secondary Authority and Other Research Sources--Encyclopedias, Treatises, American Law Reports, Digests.
8. Secondary Authority--Periodicals, Restatements, Uniform Laws, Dictionaries, Legislative History, and Other Secondary Authorities.
9. Research with Citators.
10. Electronic Legal Research.
11. Counteranalysis.
12. The Research Process for Effective Legal Research.
APPENDIX A: Legal Research Memorandum.
APPENDIX B: Research Source Chart.
APPENDIX C: Court Opinions Referred to in the Text.
Glossary.
Index.
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The Pocket Guide to Legal Writing is designed as a desk book for use by practicing paralegals, legal assistants, attorneys, and students. It is a reference book that allows the user to quickly obtain the answer to many commonly encountered writing questions concerning the following subjects: sentence and paragraph drafting, word selection and usage, spelling, numbers, grammar, punctuation, legal citation, legal correspondence, legal research memoranda, and court briefs. It also includes a chapter on the location of various non fee-based internet and other computer based legal research sources. There is a chapter that presents a collection of general considerations involved in legal writing, including a detailed discussion of the legal writing process (an organized approach to legal research, analysis, and writing that helps you develop writing skills and makes legal writing easier) and guidelines to follow when engaging in the process. The book is color coded so information may be easily located and designed to lie flat on a desk next to a computer. It is written in a non technical manner and designed so that it is easy to understand and use by anyone working in a law office. It includes checklist for use in conjunction with the various types of legal writing.
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ISBN: 9781133016540
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