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LWW Legal Research And Writing Handbook A Basic Approach For Paralegals Eighth Edition by Andrea B. Yelin
With clear explanations, examples, and visual aids, The Legal Research and Writing Handbook, Eighth Edition by Andrea Yelin and Hope Viner Samborn offers complete coverage of a complex subject in a student-friendly, accessible text. In this thoroughly updated new edition, the authors continue to keep pace with legal research, citation, and technology in today's law firms. This practical text focuses on efficient research processes and techniques for both traditional and electronic sources, along with step-by-step instruction through each stage of the legal writing process, from prewriting strategies, to revising. The text is enhanced with examples and visual aids, expert writing and practice tips, hands-on exercises, ethics alerts, up-to-date web resources, and easy-to-navigate page design. Excellent exercises are provided to reinforce student learning.Key Features: Updated and expanded coverage of electronic resources reflecting how paralegals do research today Detailed discussion of how to use legal authorities in legal communications and how to synthesize them and present them to attorneys Examples, exhibits, practical tips, updated exercises, and web resources in every chapter Expanded discussion of e-mail and e-memos In-depth coverage of the IRAC method, as well as how to write legal memoranda and legal correspondence Part I: ELEMENTS OF LAW AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS.1. Today's Business Environment: Law and Ethics.2. The Court Systems.3. Trials and Resolving Disputes.4. The Constitution: Focus on Application to Business.5. Criminal Law and Business.Part II: ELEMENTS OF TRADITIONAL BUSINESS LAW.6. Elements of Torts.7. Business Torts and Product Liability.8. Real and Personal Property.9. Intellectual Property.10. Contracts.11. Domestic and International Sales.12. Business Organizations.13. Negotiable Instruments, Credit, and Bankruptcy.Part III: THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP.14. Agency and the Employment Relationship.15. Employment and Labor Regulations.16. Employment Discrimination.Part IV: THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS.17. The Regulatory Process.18. Securities Regulation.19. Consumer Protection.20. Antitrust Law.21. Environmental Law.22. The International Legal Environment of Business.Appendix A: Legal Research and the Internet.Appendix B: Case Analysis and Legal Sources.Appendix C: The Constitution of the United States of America.Appendix D: The Uniform Commercial Code (Excerpts).Appendix E: National Labor Relations Act (Excerpts).Appendix F: Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Excerpts).Appendix G: Americans with Disabilities Act (Excerpts).Appendix H: The Antitrust Statutes (Excerpts).Appendix I: Securities Statutes (Excerpts).