Directions:Complete Exercise 20 in the Workbook

Section Two

30 points

Directions: Consider what you've learned about each of the following legal analysis skills:

Element Identification

Identifying/Phrasing Legal Issues

Identifying/Applying Definitions

Factor Analysis

Case Law Application

IRAC/IFRAC

1., please specifically discuss how these skills assist the paralegal in determining what requires investigation, what requires legal research, and what sources of law/legal authority would be helpful.

2. Then, read the Memorandum of Law in Exhibit 7-17 beginning on page 356 of Statsky, 8th edition. Based on that memorandum please provide 6 (six) specific examples to support your reasoning in the above discussion.(If you have the e-book edition of Statsky, Exhibit 7-17 can be found on page 361)

A client wants to sell a piece of real estate that was given to her several years ago. She N cannot find a copy of the deed. We should contact the person who gave her the property. We should check the County Clerk's Office to see if the deed was recorded. We should ask the client to search through her papers for the deed. We should ask the client for proof that the property was given to her. A client wants to sue a neighbor for injuries suffered as a result of a dog bite. The client claims that the neighbor's dog is "vicious," and has bitten people before. We need to find out who was bitten, and when. We should contact Animal Control to see if there is a record of the dog being declared "vicious." We should ask an expert since the dog is a pit bull. We should ask the client to gather the names of persons who may have been bitten. We should check police reports A client wants to sue an employer for long term disability. The client claims to have permanent nerve damage from repetitive motion. We need to determine the extent of his disability. We should ask the client. We should look at medical records. We should ask the factory's resident nurse. We should ask a medical expert to review the medical records. A client has moved and not left a forwarding address. There is a box of documents belonging to the client that must be returned to him. We should call the post office. We should check a criss-cross directory. Call his neighbors. We should check our files for emergency contact numbers and addresses