Topics Covered in the Current Edition
I. INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL RESEARCH
- Preliminary Considerations
- Categories of Laws and Legal
- Categories of Law and Legal Research
- Defining Research Materials: An Introductory Overview
- Components of Many law Books
- The CARTWHEEL and Other Index Systems
II. PRIMARY, SECONDARY, MANDATORY, AND SECONDARY AUTHORITY
- Authority in Legal Writing
- The First Level of Legal Research: Background
III. PRIMARY AUTHORITY
- Citing Cases
- Citing Statutes
- Citing Other Primary Authority
- Citing Secondary Authority
- Citing the Internet
IV. SECONDARY AUTHORITY
- Legal Dictionaries
- Legal Encyclopedias
- Legal Treatises
- ALR Annotations
- Legal Periodicals
V. PRIMARY AUTHORITY
- Case Law
- Statutory Law
- Legislative History
- Constitutional Law
- Administrative Law
- Local Law
- Rules of Court
- International Law
VI. CITATORS
- Shepard’s Citations
- Other Citators
- Validation: The Third Level of Research
VII. LEGAL WRITING
- Letter Writing
- Memorandum of Law
- Appellate Brief
- Writing Fundamentals: Achieving Clarity
APPENDIX
- Bibliography on Legal Research and Citation Guides on State law
- Case Law on the Internet
- Usage Guidelines for Formal Writing
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