Legal Research, Writing & Analysis
Author | : Peter Jan Honigsberg |
Publisher | : Gilbert Law Summaries |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 0314276181 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780314276186 |
Rating | : 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Download or read book Legal Research, Writing & Analysis written by Peter Jan Honigsberg and published by Gilbert Law Summaries. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This outline covers court systems, precedent, case reporting system (including regional and state reporters, headnotes and the West Key Number System®, citations, and case finding), statutes, constitutions, and legislative history, and secondary sources (including treatises, law reviews, digests, and restatements). Also discussed are administrative agencies (including regulations, and looseleaf services), Shepard's Citations®, computers in legal research, reading and understanding a case (including briefing a case), using legal source books, basic guidelines for legal writing, organizing your research, writing a memorandum of law, writing a brief, and writing an opinion or client letter.