TY  - BOOK
AU  - Yelin,Andrea B
AU  - Samborn,Hope Viner
TI  - The legal research and writing handbook: a basic approach for paralegals
SN  - 9780735567382 (pbk.)
AV  - KF 240 .Y45 2009
U1  - 340.072/073 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York, Austin [Tex.]
PB  - Aspen Publishers, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
KW  - Legal research
KW  - United States
KW  - Local
KW  - Legal composition
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 567-575) and index; Introduction to legal research -- What law governs -- Court decisions -- Digests -- Validating -- Secondary authority -- Constitutions and statutes -- Legislative history -- Administrative materials and looseleaf services -- Computerized legal research -- Practice rules -- Ethical rules -- Practitioner's materials -- Research strategy -- Getting ready to write -- Clear writing and editing -- Writing basics -- Case briefing and analysis -- The legal memorandum -- Questions presented and conclusions or brief answers -- Facts -- The IRAC method -- Synthesizing cases and authorities -- Outlining and organizing a memorandum -- Letter writing
ER  -