Legal Research and Writing for Paralegals /
Bouchoux, Deborah E., 1950-
Legal Research and Writing for Paralegals / Deborah E. Bouchoux. - 6th ed. - New York : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business/Aspen Publishers, c2011. - xxxviii p., [1] l., 798 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. + Instructor's manual. - Aspen college series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Finding the law -- The federal and state court systems -- Statutory law -- Case law and judicial opinions -- The use of digests, annotated law reports, and words and phrases -- Encyclopedias, periodicals, treatises, and restatements -- Miscellaneous secondary authorities -- Legal citation form -- Updating and validating your research -- Special research issues -- The digital library : Lexis, Westlaw, and nonprint research sources -- E-research : legal research using the internet -- Overview of the research process -- Back to basics -- Strategies for effective writing -- Legal correspondence -- Legal memoranda -- Legal briefs -- Postwriting steps.
9780735598652 (perfectbound : alk. paper) 9780735598669 (Instructor's manual)
2011009907
Legal research--United States.
Legal composition.
Legal assistants--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
KF240 / .B68 2011
340.072/073
Legal Research and Writing for Paralegals / Deborah E. Bouchoux. - 6th ed. - New York : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business/Aspen Publishers, c2011. - xxxviii p., [1] l., 798 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. + Instructor's manual. - Aspen college series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Finding the law -- The federal and state court systems -- Statutory law -- Case law and judicial opinions -- The use of digests, annotated law reports, and words and phrases -- Encyclopedias, periodicals, treatises, and restatements -- Miscellaneous secondary authorities -- Legal citation form -- Updating and validating your research -- Special research issues -- The digital library : Lexis, Westlaw, and nonprint research sources -- E-research : legal research using the internet -- Overview of the research process -- Back to basics -- Strategies for effective writing -- Legal correspondence -- Legal memoranda -- Legal briefs -- Postwriting steps.
9780735598652 (perfectbound : alk. paper) 9780735598669 (Instructor's manual)
2011009907
Legal research--United States.
Legal composition.
Legal assistants--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
KF240 / .B68 2011
340.072/073