The Legal Research and Writing Handbook: A Basic Approach for Paralegals

With legal research and writing covered in one text, authors Yelin and Samborn have tailored their presentation To The specifics paralegals need to know. In their new edition, they continue to effectively introduce paralegal students To The essential skills and strategies necessary to do legal research, analytical skills for understanding their research, and drafting skills for creating legal documents. The book is written and designed to be particularly accessible to paralegal students. Pedagogically sound, each chapter of the book offers chapter overviews, detailed headings to make it easy to find information,sample documents, and review questions. The accompanying workbook offers many opportunities for students to practice their research and writing skills. Special features of the Second Edition include: a new chapter on the Internet that includes a discussion of legal research sources on-line; updated coverage that reflects changes in the legal publishing world; new materials that help students better Understand The research process; more explicitly highlighting of the relationship between research and writing; and enhanced design that offers greater accessibility. There are new chapters on research strategy, pre-writing issues, and process writing and revising.Hope Viner Samborn is the author of 'The Legal Research and Writing Handbook: A Basic Approach for Paralegals' with ISBN 9780735502963 and ISBN 073550296X.