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CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL RESEARCH, WRITING, AND ANALYSIS. Legal Research Requires a Comprehensive Analysis of:. Civil Law Criminal Law Administrative Law. The Legal Research Process. Research Identification of facts Identification of issues Finding appropriate law Analysis

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  1. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL RESEARCH, WRITING, AND ANALYSIS

  2. Legal Research Requires a Comprehensive Analysis of: • Civil Law • Criminal Law • Administrative Law

  3. The Legal Research Process • Research • Identification of facts • Identification of issues • Finding appropriate law • Analysis • Relating the law to the issues • Writing • Communicating your findings to the attorney

  4. Role of the Research Associate • Provide information to the attorney • Must be accurate • Must be thorough • Paralegals and research assistants may not give legal advice • Unauthorized practice of law • Unethical • Illegal

  5. Sources of Law for ResearchPrimary Sources • Constitutions • Cases • Statutes • Administrative Regulations

  6. Legal Encyclopedias Law Journals Digests Treatises Form Books Legal Periodicals Legal Dictionaries Legal Thesaurus Sources of Law for ResearchSecondary Sources

  7. Sources of Law for Research • Primary and secondary sources are found: • In print form • In electronic form • CD-ROMs • On-line services • LEXIS • Westlaw • Internet sites

  8. Citing the Law • The Leading Authority is the Uniform System of Citation • Published by the Harvard Law Review Association • a/k/a The Bluebook or The Harvard Bluebook • Other authority • ALWD Citation Manual (Association of Legal Writing Directors) • Local court rules

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