Bouchoux, Deborah E., 1950-
Legal research and writing for paralegals / Deborah E. Bouchoux, Esq., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.. - Seventh edition. - xxxvii, 797 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. - Aspen college series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Legal research: primary authorities -- 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" -- Legal research: secondary authorities and other research aids -- 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 -- Legal writing -- Back to basics -- Strategies for effective writing -- Legal correspondence -- Legal memoranda -- Legal briefs -- Postwriting steps.
9781454831327 (alk. paper) 1454831324 (alk. paper)
2013038669
Legal research--United States.
Legal composition.
Legal assistants--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
KF240 / .B68 2014
340.072/073
Legal research and writing for paralegals / Deborah E. Bouchoux, Esq., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.. - Seventh edition. - xxxvii, 797 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. - Aspen college series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Legal research: primary authorities -- 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" -- Legal research: secondary authorities and other research aids -- 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 -- Legal writing -- Back to basics -- Strategies for effective writing -- Legal correspondence -- Legal memoranda -- Legal briefs -- Postwriting steps.
9781454831327 (alk. paper) 1454831324 (alk. paper)
2013038669
Legal research--United States.
Legal composition.
Legal assistants--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
KF240 / .B68 2014
340.072/073
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