Legal research, analysis, and writing

"Legal Research, Analysis and Writing, second edition, provides detailed coverage of difficult areas of legal research, analysis, and writing such as issue spotting, determining if a case is on point, counteranalysis, and assembling a legal research memorandum. This book is useful as a reference for practicing professionals as well." "Each chapter includes a hypothetical that creates interest in a topic and is supported by principles, concepts, and guidelines. The answers allow students to see how the subject matter ties together and is applied. Each chapter has a list of online resources allowing students to access additional information on chapter topics from the Internet. A list of key points is included in each chapter for quick reference and doubles as a checklist when applying the concepts presented in the chapter. Provides in-depth coverage of: Step-by-step approach to researching primary and secondary authority with multiple examples; Issue stating; Issue identification (issue spotting;Case law analysis (is a case on point); Counteranalysis; Statutory analysis, and Interoffice Legal Memorandum Preparation. Every principle is followed by an example to illustrate the concept and to aid in retention of the material. Each chapter has several exercises ranging in difficulty that are answered in the teacher's manual. The text is written in an easy-to-understand format avoiding legalese with clearly illustrated examples."--Jacket.

Introduction to legal principles and authorities -- Introduction to legal research and analysis -- Constitutions, statutes, administrative law, and court rules -- research and analysis -- Case law -- research and briefing -- Secondary authority and other research sources -- encyclopedias, treatises, American Law Reports, Digests, Shepard's -- Secondary authority -- Periodicals, Restatements, uniform laws, dictionaries, legislative history, and other secondary authorities -- Computers and legal research -- Legal citation -- Legal analysis -- key facts -- Legal analysis -- issue identification -- spotting the issue -- Legal analysis stating the issue -- Case law analysis -- is a case on point? -- Counteranalysis -- Fundamentals of writing -- The writing process of effective legal writing -- Office legal memorandum: issues and facts -- Office legal memorandum: analysis to conclusion -- External memoranda: court briefs -- Correspondence.