Title: Legal research and writing /
Authors: Smith, David J.
Publisher: Delmar Publishers,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Legal research United States.; Legal composition.
Contents: Overview -- Starting points for legal research -- Primary sources of law -- Primary law finders and verification -- Secondary sources of law -- Computers and other technology -- Proper identification: citation -- Basic legal analysis -- Strategies for research -- Introduction to legal writing -- Legal writing mechanics and style -- Correspondence -- Office memoranda -- Instruments -- Pleadings, motions, and discovery -- Litigation memoranda and appellate briefs.