Foundations of legal research and writing / Carol M. Bast, Margie Hawkins.
2006
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Author
Title
Foundations of legal research and writing / Carol M. Bast, Margie Hawkins.
Published
Clifton Park, NY : Thomson Delmar Learning, [2006]
Copyright
©2006
Call Number
KF240 .B27 2006
Edition
Third edition.
Cover Title
Foundations of legal research & writing
ISBN
1418013951
Description
xxii, 582 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)61444495
Note
Includes index.
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Variant Title
Legal research and writing
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Table of Contents
Ch. 1
Law and sources of law
1
Ch. 2
Legal reasoning and analysis
19
Ch. 3
Secondary sources and finding tools
49
Ch. 4
The judicial branch and cases
107
Ch. 5
Primary sources : constitutions, statutes, court rules, and administrative law
143
Ch. 6
Citators
203
Ch. 7
Overview of the research process and ethical considerations
237
Ch. 8
Computer-assisted legal research
263
Ch. 9
Introduction to legal writing
293
Ch. 10
Fundamentals of writing
317
Ch. 11
Transmittal letter and client opinion letter
331
Ch. 12
Writing contracts
345
Ch. 13
Pleadings
363
Ch. 14
Law office memo
387
Ch. 15
Memorandum of law
413
Ch. 16
Appellate brief
435
App. A
Search and seizure
467
App. B
Citation rules
491
App. C
Rules for quotations and short-form citations
497
App. D
Mechanical errors
507
App. E
Problems
521
App. F
Electronic information formats
527
App. G
Internet technology
535
App. H
Internet search tools
539
App. I
Legal research starting points
547
App. J
Federal law Web resources
549
App. K
State and local Web resources
553
App. L
International law Web resources
555
App. M
The paralegal's role in technology
557