Legal research and writing for paralegals
By: Deborah E. Bouchoux.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 783
ISBN-13: 9780735568013
Subjects: Legal research -- United States.; Legal composition.; Legal assistants -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Finding the law; value: The federal and state court systems; value: Statutory law; value: Case law and judicial opinions; value: The use of digests, annotated law reports, and words and phrases; value: Encyclopedias, periodicals, treatises, and restatements; value: Miscellaneous secondary authorities; value: Legal citation form; value: Updating and validating your research; value: Special research issues; value: The digital library : Lexis, Westlaw, and nonprint research sources; value: E-research : legal research using the internet; value: Overview of the research process; value: Back to basics; value: Strategies for effective writing; value: Legal correspondence; value: Legal memoranda; value: Legal briefs; value: Postwriting steps.