Concise Guide To Legal Research & Writing

Concise Guide To Legal Research & Writing

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This clear, well-organized text provides a building-block approach to the fundamentals of legal research and writing for paralegal students. <b>Concise Guide to Legal Research and Writing</b> covers legal research and legal writing in a concise and pragmatic manner and is ideal for introductory, abbreviated, or online courses. </p> <p> <b>Among the many singular features of this concise paperback:</b> </p> <ul> <li> <b>The material is dealt with concisely, but all critical topics are addressed</b> in six main sections: <ul> <li> Review of the American legal system and primary legal research authorities </li> <li> Secondary sources used in legal research </li> <li> Computer-assisted legal research using LexisNexis, Westlaw, and the Internet </li> <li> Citation form and validating/updating legal authorities </li> <li> Overview of the legal research process </li> <li> Legal writing </li> </ul> </li> <li> <b>Research assignments</b> in each chapter require students to use conventional print resources </li> <li> <b>Internet assignments </b>in each chapter require students to access well-known legal or general usage websites to locate information similar to what paralegals will be expected to know in "real life" </li> <li> <b>Effective charts, diagrams, and sample pages from research resources </b> help students understand complex topics </li> <li> <b>Practice Tips in each chapter</b> offer realistic and helpful suggestions for workplace success </li> <li> <b>Ethics notes </b>are included throughout the book </li> <li> <b>Each chapter demonstrates proper citation form</b> in both <i>Bluebook</i> and <i>ALWD</i> format using the new 19th edition of the <i>Bluebook</i> and the new 4th edition of <i>ALWD</i> </li> <li> <b>Sample legal memorandum</b> and <b>sample court brief</b> are included in the appendices </p>