Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing
Author | : Joanne Banker Hames |
Publisher | : Pearson College Division |
Total Pages | : 574 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : 0135109442 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780135109441 |
Rating | : 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: LEGAL RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND WRITING, 4/e fully integrates the basics of legal research, analysis, and writing, bringing together all the basic knowledge and tools students need to research and analyze a legal problem and communicate the results in diverse forms of legal memoranda. It provides many highly realistic research and writing exercises, as well as new tools designed to help students become more effective writers. Throughout, it clarifies the interrelationships among legal research, analysis, and writing, enabling students to experience the total process as it is performed in practice. Reflecting today's new realities, this edition also contains extensive new coverage of Internet-based research on both free and fee-based sites.