Foundations of legal research and writing / Carol M. Bast, Margie Hawkins.
Contributors: Hawkins, Margie.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 598
ISBN-13: 9781435413382
Subjects: Legal research -- United States; Legal composition
Other titles: Foundations of legal research & writing
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Law and sources of law; title: Legal reasoning and analysis; title: Secondary sources and finding tools; title: The judicial branch and cases; title: Primary sources : constitutions, statutes, court rules, and administrative law; title: Citators; title: Overview of the research process and ethical considerations; title: Computer-assisted legal research; title: Introduction to legal writing; title: Fundamentals of writing; title: Transmittal letter,  client opinion letter, and e-mail correspondence; title: Pleadings; title: Law office memo; title: Memorandum of law; title: Appellate brief.