Legal Research and Writing for Paralegals

When you examine LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING FOR PARALEGALS, Third Edition, you will see why so many instructors rely on this exceptionally clear, logical, and well-organized text. Proven effective in the classroom, this comprehensive reference prepares prospective paralegals for some of their most important responsibilities. Provides everything students nees to master the basics: comprehensive overview of research and writing skills, reinforced by illustrations and exercises integrates writing strategies into each research chapter to demostrate the link between the two processes discusses electronic sources for legal research, inlcuding LEXIS, WESTLAW, And The Internet thoroughly explains proper citation form and updating/validating legal authorities, including Shepardizing and KeyCiting includes samples of legal writing, such as letters, a court brief, and a legal memorandum boxes offer technology tips (such as useful Internet addresses) and figures demonstrate and summarize topics reviewed in the text two glossaries; one for internet-related terms in the appropriate chapter, The other For The rest of the text at the end the book Internet Research: Bouchoux's new chapter on internet research includes a glossary of terms, discusses the process of performing research online, includes strategies and tips, explores some ethical concerns regarding use of the internet, and concludes with a list of the best internet research sites, including cover of Loislaw. The Third Edition also introduces: writing samples, including a new legal memorandum in the appendix completely revised text reflects the changing nature of legal publishing new section on using ALWD Citation Manual assignments throughout the bookBouchoux, Deborah E. is the author of 'Legal Research and Writing for Paralegals', published 0000 under ISBN 9780735524125 and ISBN 0735524122.