Bast, Carol M. <br/><br/>
Foundations of legal research and writing / Carol M. Bast, Margie Hawkins. 
 Foundations of legal research & writing 

 - 3rd ed. 
 - NY :  Thomson Delmar Learning,  2006. 
 - xxii, 582 p. :  ill. ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1418013951 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005019231 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Legal research--United States.<br/>Legal composition.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF240  / BAS 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>340/.072/073