Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Introduction to Legal Analysis: A Workbook on Analyzing Enacted Law 1981
by William Statsky, Professor of Law, Antioch School of Law
(Teaching materials prepared by Bill for a training program in the U.S. Department of Justice)



TABLE OF CONTENTS

Overview
Pre-assessment Assignment
What is Legal Analysis?
Minimal Competence in Legal Analysis
Model Memorandum of law
Format of an Inter-Office Memorandum of law
Rules: Breaking a Rule into its Elements
Rules: Elements in Contention: Introduction to Legal Issues
Rules: Definitions of Elements
Analysis: Connecting Definitions of Elements with the Facts
Analysis: What to Do About Missing Facts
Analysis and Legal Research
First Draft of Memorandum of Law
Examination

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