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LEGAL RESEARCH Facts & Issues
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RESEARCH AND FACTS IMPORTANCE OF FACTS TWO TYPES OF FACTS 1. FACTS OF YOUR CLIENT—SUBJECT OF RESEARCH 2. FACTS OF CASES YOU READ Facts help you identify the “legal issue.”
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CLIENT FACTS DETERMINE SCOPE OF RESEARCH Lead to the legal issue to be researched Look for similar facts when researching case law Develop list of descriptive words for other research
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Sort the Facts Relevant (Key) Explanatory Unimportant Initial sorting may change as you research
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Example Read page 18-19 (Rimma)
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Legal Issue Legal Question + Key Facts What are the 2 legal questions for Rimma? What are the relevant facts?
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More Practice In small groups read Problem 9, Appendix B What are key facts? What are the legal issues?
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