Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing

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 Read and Summarize a Case 5. Constitutions, Statutes, and Administrative Regulations 6. Statutory and Constitutional Analysis 7. Secondary Sources 8. Digests 9. Validating Your Research: Using Shepards, Keycite and other Citators 10. Computer-Assisted Legal Research (CALR): Lexis, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law 11. Computer-Assisted Legal Research (CALR): The Freely Accessible Internet 12. Basic Legal Writing Skills 13. The Memorandum of Law: Predictive Legal Writing 14. Writing to the Court: Persuasive Writing 15. Motion Practice: Research and Writing Issues 16. Legal Correspondence Appendix A: Research Case Files Appendix B: Research and Writing Problems Based on Short Stated Fact Patterns Appendix C: Basic Citation Reference Guide Appendix D: Research Strategies: An Overview Appendix E: Defendants' Joint Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction: Initial Research Memoranda Appendix F: Appellate Brief Appendix G: Case Briefing Practice Appendix H: Supplemental Cases Appendix I: Answer Key to Test Yourself Appendix J: U.S. Court System