Contents
Concise Guide to Legal Research and Writing
Summary of Contents
Section I. Legal Research: Primary Authorities
Ch. 1. Finding the Law and Introduction to Legal Research
Ch. 2. The Federal and State Court Systems
Ch. 3. Statutory Law
Ch. 4. Case Law and Judicial Opinions
Ch. 5. Locating Cases through Digests and Annotated Law Reports
Section II. Legal Research: Secondary Authorities and Special Research Issues
Ch. 6. Secondary Authorities
Ch. 7. Special Research Issues
Section III. Legal Research: Using Electronic and Computer Resources
Ch. 8. The Digital Library: LexisNexis, Westlaw, and Non-Print Research Tools
Ch. 9. E-Research: Legal Research Using the Internet
Section IV. Legal Research: Citing and Validating the Authorities
Ch. 10. Legal Citation Form
Ch. 11. Updating and Validating Your Research
Section V. Putting It Together: An Overview of the Research Process
Ch. 12. Overview of the Research Process
Section VI. Legal Writing: Putting Your Research to Work
Ch. 13. The Basics of Legal Writing
Ch. 14. Strategies for Effective Writing
Ch. 15. Legal Correspondence
Ch. 16. Legal Memoranda
Ch. 17. Legal Briefs
Ch. 18. Proofreading and Document Design
Appendix A Sample Legal Memorandum
Appendix B Sample Court Brief
Glossary
