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• Title:Introduction to legal research and writing / Carol M. Bast.
  
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• Author/Creator:Bast, Carol M., author.
  
• Published/Created:Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, LLC, [2021]
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: KF250 .B3787 2021
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Legal composition.
  Legal research--United States.
  Law--Methodology.
  
• Description:xxvii, 456 pages ; 26 cm
  
• Summary:"This text is designed to provide a clear explanation of basic information, exercises to give the student the necessary practice in researching and writing, and sample legal writing documents. The ideal text should be "user-friendly" and readable while balancing the need for detail. Each chapter would cover only a manageable amount of material for someone who has not been previously exposed to the law. This book attempts to fill that need for the legal studies student and professor. The objectives of the legal research portion of the book are to teach the student how to competently perform legal research in the law library and on the computer, to use correct citation form, and to understand the fundamentals of legal research. The objectives of the legal writing portion of the book are to explain the fundamentals of legal analysis and writing, teach the student how to communicate clearly, and to explain how to eliminate mechanical errors"-- Provided by publisher.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9781531020255 paperback
  1531020259 paperback
  9781531020262 electronic book
  
• Contents: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
  Legal research in the information age
  Introduction to legal writing
  Fundamentals of writing
  Transmittal letter, client opinion letter, and email correspondence
  Pleadings
  Law office memo
  Memorandum of law
  Appellate brief.