Bast, Carol. <br/><br/>
Foundations of legal research and writing. / 
Carol Bast 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Australia:  Thomson,  2001. 
 - xx,628 p. :  ill.;  27cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>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 -- Citations -- Overview of the research process -- Computer - assisted legal research -- The internet in a nutshell -- Cyberlaw: Using the internet as a legal research tool -- Introduction to legal writing -- Transmittal letter and client opinion letter -- Writing contracts -- Pleadings -- Law office memo -- Memorandum of law -- Appellate brief --  Appendix A: Search and seizure --  Appendix B: Citation rules -- Appendix C: Rules for quotations and short form citations --  Appendix D: Mechanical errors --  Appendix E: Problems -- Appendix F: Web bibliography -- Appendix G: Inernet terminology -- Appendix H: Bibliography evaluative criteria web sites -- Appendix I:  Legal research ''starting points'' -- Appendix J: Fedral law resources -- Appendix K: State and local resources -- Appendix L: International law resources --  Appendix M:  Commercial legal information web sites -- Appendix N: Topical index of legal and government web sites --  Appendix O: Law - related internet discussion groups (lists). 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0766831647 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Legal research     -- United States. <br/>Legal composition.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF240.B27