Legal research and writing /
Michael D. Murray and Christy Hallam DeSanctis.
- New York : Foundation Press, 2005.
- xxix, 682 pages ; 26 cm + Faculty manual
Accompanied by: Problems and exercises (155 p. ; 28 cm.). Faculty manual
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction to the process of law -- Rules of law and legal reasoning -- The life of a case, state and federal court systems, and jurisdiction -- Determining the rule from a single case or other authority -- Determining the applicable rule through statutory interpretation and analysis of multiple authorities -- Organization of legal writing -- The office memorandum and the client letter -- Editing and fine-tuning your writing -- Legal citation -- Introduction to legal research and printed sources of the law -- Federal and state reporters of cases -- Case finders and verification sources: digests, annotated law reports, and Shepard's citations -- Secondary sources of the law: encyclopedias, treatises, law reviews, and periodicals -- Court rules, local rules, and loose-leaf services -- Constitutions and federal, state, and municipal legislation -- Legislative history -- Federal regulatory and administrative law -- Computer assisted legal research -- Strategies for research and determining when you are finished -- Adversarial legal writing -- Pretrial motions -- Motions to dismiss -- Motions for summary judgment -- Appellate advocacy: appeals, writs, standards of review -- Apellate briefs -- Oral advocacy at pretrial, trial and appellate stages -- Strategies for moot court and beyond.