Lawyering Skills II
Section B (Sorkin)
Spring 2000


Assignment for Thursday, March 30:

Citation Exercises

     In The Citation Workbook, complete all of Citation 
     Exercise 6 (pages 31-34) and problems 11 through 19 in 
     Citation Exercise 8 (pages 43-57).

     Also read Citation Exercises 7 and 9, but you need not 
     turn them in.


Computer Research Exercises

     Please type answers to the following questions.  If 
     you wish, you may work as a group of up to four 
     students to answer these questions (and put all 
     students' names on the answers that you submit).
 
     1.  Briefly describe the research process that you 
     used for either the first or the second advocacy 
     memorandum problem, including the types of materials 
     that you used (i.e., Lexis, Westlaw, print materials, 
     or a combination).  (If you answer these questions as 
     a group, compare the research strategies that each of 
     you used.)

     2.  If you used Lexis or Westlaw for part or all of 
     your research, do you believe that you saved time or 
     found information that you would not have found if you 
     had relied solely on print materials?  Or, if you used 
     print materials for some or all of your research, 
     might you have benefited by using Lexis or Westlaw?

     3.  If you were billing a client for your time, and 
     passing Lexis and Westlaw charges along to your 
     client, do you think that the research process you 
     used would be in your client's best interests?  (If 
     you wish, figure the cost of your time at $100 per 
     hour, and the additional cost of Lexis or Westlaw 
     access at another $100 per hour online.)