Basic legal writing for paralegals /
Pamela R. Tepper.
- 2nd ed.
- New York : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, c2008.
- xxi, 362 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Mcgraw-hill business careers paralegal titles .
Rev. ed. of: Basic legal writing / Pamela R. Tepper ; contributing author, Herbert G. Feuerhake. c1992.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The sources of the law -- Legal research finding tools -- The case brief -- Introduction to legal writing -- The mechanics of construction -- Effective and persuasive legal writing -- Citations in legal writing -- The basics of legal correspondence -- The internal office memorandum -- The basics of pleadings -- Discovery -- The memorandum of law to the trial court -- The appellate brief.