PRL 113 - Legal Research & Writing II

1. Use secondary sources of law
   1. Identify secondary sources
   2. Express criteria for selection
   3. Outline methods to locate
   4. Discuss contents
   5. Apply source to subject researched 
2. Cite secondary sources
3. Use federal reporter system
   1. List federal reporters
   2. Describe contents of each
   3. Locate applicable opinions
4. State steps in federal appeals
5. Analyze citations for history
   1. Describe contents of citations
   2. Explain prior and subsequent history of case
6. Assess impact of research
   1. Analyze facts
   2. Assemble required research
   3. Explain applicability
   4. Predict outcome
7. Use all digests
   1. Discuss which digests are required
   2. Demonstrate ability to locate cases
8. Locate supporting authority
   1. List types of supporting authority
   2. Describe need for such authority
   3. Select appropriate authority
9. Identify issues
10. Draft lengthy interoffice memos
    1. Prepare research
    2. Discuss facts
    3. Select format
    4. Describe effect of law
11. Draft appellate briefs
    1. Prepare research
    2. Discuss facts
    3. Select format
    4. Produce persuasive composition
12. Apply law to fact situations
    1. Identify applicable law
    2. Discuss fact situation
    3. Explain law’s relationship to facts
13. Update research resources
14. Utilize legal reasoning
    1. Define legal reasoning
    2. Explain purpose of analytical reasoning
    3. Describe process of analogy
    4. Apply process to specific situations