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The Comprehensive Guide to Legal Research, Writing & Analysis, 4th Edition

Moira McCarney, Ruth Kuras, Annette Demers, Shelley Kierstead, Chuck Andary, Jessica Asch, Pam Borden, Kim Clarke, Katarina Daniels, Jacob Ericson, Nadine Hoffman, Michèle LeBlanc, Kelly McLaughlin, Timothy Morris, Emily Nickerson, Donna Sikorsky, Tara Williamson, Natalie Wing, Greg Wurzer
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The Comprehensive Guide to Legal Research, Writing & Analysis, 4th Edition offers an in-depth, comprehensive, and up-to-date resource to help readers develop the practical competencies required by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. The text provides coverage on provincial, territorial, and federal research tools and processes. It places a keen emphasis on applying research techniques in both academic and professional settings.
 
The text is designed to help readers build key skills, such as analyzing issues and facts, researching legal statutes and cases from various levels of court, creating and maintaining research plans, developing legal arguments, and transitioning their legal writing skills from classroom to courtroom. The newest edition also features a brand new chapter dedicated to Indigenous legal research, written by the Indigenous Law Research Unit at the University of Victoria.

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ISBN
978-1-77462-494-4
Page Count
990
Publisher
Emond Publishing
Publication Date
April 2024
Status
Available
Subjects
Legal Practice Skills and Management
Tags
Law School Canadian Law

  • New chapter dedicated to Indigenous legal research written by Tara Williamson and Jessica Asch of the University of Victoria’s Indigenous Law Research Unit.

  • Insights from expert contributors: Chuck Andary, Jessica Asch, Pam Borden, Kim Clarke, Katarina Daniels, Jacob Ericson, Nadine Hoffman, Michèle LeBlanc, Kelly McLaughlin, Timothy Morris, Emily Nickerson, Donna Sikorsky, Tara Williamson, Natalie Wing, and Greg Wurzer.

  • Content tied to the newest edition of The Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (McGill Guide).

  • In-text sample problems to complement student learning.

  • Tables and figures throughout the text.

  • Sample legal documents such as memoranda of law and case briefs.

Part I: Becoming a Competent Lawyer
Chapter 1: Foundations
Chapter 2: Problem Analysis: Facts and Issues

Part II: Legal Research
Chapter 3: An Introduction to Legal Research of Indigenous Legal Orders
Chapter 4A: Federal Bills, Annual Statutes, and Regulations as Registered
Chapter 4B: Consolidated and Revised Federal Statutes and Regulations
Chapter 5: Researching Provincial and Territorial Legislation: An Introduction
Chapter 6: Locating and Working with Judicial Decisions
Chapter 7: Researching Secondary Sources of Law
Chapter 8: Introduction to International and Foreign Legal Research in a Canadian Context
Chapter 9: Legal Research: Creating a Plan and Maintaining a Record

Part III: Legal Analysis
Chapter 10: Foundations of Statutory and Case Analysis
Chapter 11: Developing Legal Arguments

Part IV: Communication: Legal Writing
Chapter 12: Legal Writing: Organizing Principles
Chapter 13: Vehicles of Legal Communication

Part V: Applying Legal Skills to Legal Practice
Chapter 14: Transitioning from Classroom to Courtroom

Appendixes
A: Sample Problem
B: Academic Success
C: Glossary

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Chapter 7: Researching Secondary Sources of Law

Appendixes
A: Sample Problem
B: Academic Success
C: Glossary

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“[F]rom the territories in the north to the provinces coast-to-coast and even beyond Canadian borders, this text provides insightful and practical instruction on the art of legal research…The fourth edition introduces a fresh and essential perspective in Chapter 3, An Introduction to Legal Research of Indigenous Legal Orders… As courts begin to draw more and more on these insights, this new chapter promises to equip readers with a foundational understanding of how to research and draw on this unique and important legal order. I have no doubt that law students, lawyers, and scholars alike will be enriched by this new addition.”

—The Honourable Michelle O’Bonsawin,
Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada



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