Legal Analysis: The Fundamental Skill, Third Edition

by David S. Romantz, Kathleen Elliott Vinson

The third edition of Legal The Fundamental Skill continues to teach students the critical skills of legal reasoning. This popular book introduced the CREAC paradigm to law students. The third edition builds on the basics of the CREAC paradigm and explains how to use CREAC in a variety of additional ways. The book is a practical and clear guide that explains the many ways lawyers analyze the law. The authors demystify legal analysis through step-by-step explanations of the different levels of critical thinking to thoroughly explain and apply the law to a client’s case. New examples and exercises are also included. 

138 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 1, 2020

Reviews

[Nicole]

Yes, I’m counting my grad school textbooks, fight me.

[Avery Martine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Writing this from an educational standpoint.

I honestly thought this book did a good job communicating how to effectively perform legal analysis to a 1L (someone who has little to no background in legal research and writing). They simplified the process enough to be understandable, but not to the point where it seemed elementary.

Also, I appreciated how the author always referred to the lawyer as a “she.” And, there are practice exercises at the end of every chapter which was cool too.

[Ally Bonhaus]

bite sized civics🫡

[Erica V · Rating 2 out of 5]

Finished the book for my class. Now my class is over. Thankful I don’t need to read this again, but overall good information.

[Bailey Lehmann · Rating 3 out of 5]

ugh