Foundations of legal research and writing / Carol M. Bast, Margie Hawkins.
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Foundations of legal research & writing
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
3rd ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Clifton Park, NY :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Thomson Delmar Learning,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2006.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xxii, 582 p. :ill. ;28 cm.
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مرجع به حساب نمي آيد
CONTENTS NOTE
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Law and sources of law -- Legal reasoning and analysis -- Secondary sources and finding tools -- The judicial branch and cases -- Primary sources : constitutions, statutes, court rules, and administrative law -- Citators -- Overview of the research process and ethical considerations -- Computer-assisted legal research -- Introduction to legal writing -- Fundamentals of writing -- Transmittal letter and client opinion letter -- Writing contracts -- Pleadings -- Law office memo -- Memorandum of law -- Appellate brief.