Yvonne Ekern has had extensive experience in the field of LARAW as both a teacher and an author. She has taught Legal Research and Writing for 20 years, joining the Santa Clara University School of Law faculty in 2003. She frequently publishes legal textbooks with co-author Joanne Banker-Hames. The fourth edition of their Introduction to Law text was published in 2009 (the Chinese edition of this text was released in 2010) and the first edition of their Constitutional Law: Principles and Practices text was published in January 2005. The third edition of their Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing—an Integrated Approach was published in January 2008.