Lrw: Legal Analysis Introduction

9 Questions | By Freitas | Updated: Mar 20, 2022 | Attempts: 83

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Legal analysis is the art of creating reasoned, logical, legal arguments and applying those arguments to a particular set of facts. Mastering legal analysis is an essential component of being a successful lawyer. This quiz will examine your understanding of the process of legal analysis. Select the best answer for each question. You will have 3 minutes to complete each question and will not be able to go back once you have answered.

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1.

Sound legal analysis will require you to: (select only one)
- A.
  
  Find the facts
- B.
  
  Analyze the facts
- C.
  
  Find the law
- D.
  
  Analyze the law
- E.
  
  Find and analyze the facts and the law
2.

Typical sources for lawyers collecting important facts include: (select all that apply)
- A.
  
  The client
- B.
  
  Witnesses and experts
- C.
  
  Documents
- D.
  
  Objects and other tangible evidence
- E.
  
  Visiting sites
3.

The questions you ask to collect facts should concentrate on: (select all that apply)
- A.
  
  Understanding the background
- B.
  
  Understanding the client's story or history
- C.
  
  Helping find relevant law
- D.
  
  Nothing, there is no need to concentrate on certain issues.
4.

Identify the steps in legal analysis in the proper order:
- A.
  
  Analyze the law, collect the facts, create logical legal arguments.
- B.
  
  Create logical legal arguments, collect the facts, analyze the law.
- C.
  
  Collect the facts, create logical legal arguments, analyze the law.
- D.
  
  Collect the facts, analyze the law, create logical legal arguments.
- E.
  
  None of the above.
5.

To analyze the law, you must: (select all that apply)
- A.
  
  Identify legal issues
- B.
  
  Find controlling law
- C.
  
  Understand the relationship among the various legal branches
- D.
  
  Apply a variety of legal reasoning techniques to create sound, logical, legal arguments
6.

True or False: The most pervasive techniques used in creating legal arguments are (1) rules, (2) analogies, and (3) policies.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.

Fill in the blank. A legal argument that shows why an interpretation of the law is consistent or inconsistent with the goals of the rule is a(n) _______________ argument.
- A.
  
  Rule-based
- B.
  
  Analogy
- C.
  
  Policy
8.

Fill in the blank. A legal argument that compares your client's case to a case that has already been decided is a(n) _______________ argument.
- A.
  
  Rule-based
- B.
  
  Analogy
- C.
  
  Policy
9.

Fill in the blank. A legal argument that examines the elements of a statute or case is a(n) _______________ argument.
- A.
  
  Rule-based
- B.
  
  Analogy
- C.
  
  Policy