Legal Research and Writing for Paralegals
Section I. Legal Research: Primary Authorities\ Chapter 1. Finding the Law\ Chapter 2. The Federal and State Court Systems\ Chapter 3. Statutory Law\ Chapter 4. Case Law and Judicial Opinions\ Chapter 5. The Use of Digests, Annotated Law Reports, and Words and Phrases\ Section II. Legal Research: Secondary Authorities and Other Research Aids\ Chapter 6. Encyclopedias, Periodicals, Treatises, and Restatements\ Chapter 7. Miscellaneous Secondary Authorities\ Chapter 8. Legal Citation Form\...
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This text leads paralegals step by step through the legal research and writing process. Coverage includes proper citation form and updating/validating legal authorities, including Shepardizing and Key Citing, as well as electronic sources for legal research, including LEXIS, Westlaw, and the Internet. Writing strategies are integrated into each research chapter to demonstrate the link between the two processes. Technology tips, samples of legal writing, and two glossaries are included (one for Internet-related terms). A chapter on legal research on the Internet is new to this edition. There is also new coverage on the use of the ALWD Citation Manual. The author is affiliated with Georgetown University. Annotation © Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Section I. Legal Research: Primary Authorities Chapter 1. Finding the LawChapter 2. The Federal and State Court SystemsChapter 3. Statutory LawChapter 4. Case Law and Judicial OpinionsChapter 5. The Use of Digests, Annotated Law Reports, and Words and PhrasesSection II. Legal Research: Secondary Authorities and Other Research Aids Chapter 6. Encyclopedias, Periodicals, Treatises, and RestatementsChapter 7. Miscellaneous Secondary AuthoritiesChapter 8. Legal Citation FormChapter 9. Updating and Validating Your ResearchChapter 10. Special Research IssuesChapter 11. New Technology in Legal ResearchChapter 12. Legal Research Using the InternetChapter 13. Overview of the Research ProcessSection III. Legal Writing Chapter 14. Back to BasicsChapter 15. Strategies for Effective WritingChapter 16. Legal CorrespondenceChapter 17. Legal MemorandaChapter 18. Legal BriefsChapter 19. Postwriting StepsAppendix A. Sample Legal MemorandumAppendix B. Sample Brief for CourtAppendix C. Sample Appellate BriefAppendix D. Sample Table of Authorities
