Yelin, Andrea B. <br/><br/>
The legal research and writing handbook :  a basic approach for paralegals / 
Andrea B. Yelin, Hope Viner Samborn. 
 - 6th ed. 
 - New York :  Wolters Kluwer Law & Business,  c2012. 
 - xlii, 587 p. :  ill., maps, forms ;  26 cm. 
 - Aspen college series .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction to legal research -- Legal authorities and how to use them -- Court decisions -- Digests -- Validating -- Secondary authority -- Constitutions and statutes -- Legislative history -- Administrative materials and looseleaf services -- Computerized legal research -- Practice rules -- Ethical rules -- Practitioner's materials -- Research strategy -- Getting ready to write -- Clear writing and editing -- Writing basics -- Case briefing and analysis -- The legal memorandum -- Questions presented and conclusions or brief answers -- Facts -- The IRAC method -- Synthesizing cases and authorities -- Outlining and organizing a memorandum -- Letter writing. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780735507890 (pbk. : alk. paper)  RM438.9 0735507899 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Legal research--United States.<br/>Legal composition.