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Sixth Edition
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Joanne B. Hames
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DeHAnzaHCollege
Yvonne Ekern
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SantaHClaraHUniversityHLawHSchool
BostonH ColumbusH IndianapolisH NewHYorkH SanHFrancisco
AmsterdamH CapeHTownH DubaiH LondonH MadridH MilanH MunichH ParisH MontrealH TorontoH
DelhiH MexicoHCityH SaoHPauloH SydneyH HongHKongH SeoulH SingaporeH TaipeiH Tokyo
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, ISBN-13:H 978-0-13-455984-1
ISBN-10: 0-13-455984-3
Table of Contents
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ToHtheHInstructor iv
Syllabi ix
ChapterH1:HIntroductionHtoHLegalHResearch,HWritingHandHAnalysis 1
ChapterH2:HTheHStartingHPoint:HAnalyzingHFactsHandHIdentifyingHLegalHIssues 7
ChapterH3:HFindingHandHAnalyzingHCaseHLaw 12
ChapterH4:HHowHtoHReadHandHSummarizeHaHCaseHLawHDecision 20
ChapterH5:HConstitutions,HStatutes,HandHAdministrativeHRegulations 27
ChapterH6:HStatutoryHandHConstitutionalHAnalysis 40
ChapterH7:HSecondaryHSources 48
ChapterH8:HDigests 58
ChapterH9:HValidatingHYourHResearch:HUsingHShepards,HKeyciteHandHotherHCitators 65
ChapterH10:HIntroductionHtoHLexisHAdvance,HWestlaw,H&HBloombergHLaw 75
ChapterH11:HComputer-
AssistedHLegalHResearchH(CALR):HTheHFreelyHAccessibleHInternetH 81HChapterH12:HBasicHLe
galHWritingHTools 86
ChapterH13:HTheHMemorandumHofHLaw:HPredictiveHLegalHWriting 90
ChapterH14:HWritingHtoHtheHCourt:HPersuasiveHWriting 95
ChapterH15:HMotionHPractice:HResearchHandHWritingHIssues 100
ChapterH16:HLegalHCorrespondence 104
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,Testbank 123
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verviewHchapterHonHInternetHresearch.H WeHhaveHalsoHrefinedHtheHuseHofHsampleHpagesHfromHprintHre
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onHexperience,HatHtheHendHofHeachHchapterHareHresearch,Hanalysis,Hcitation,HandHwriti
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studentsHfindHaHwritingHassignmentHprecededHbyHanHexplanationHandHexample.HSuggestedHans
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