Finding the law and introduction to legal research
The federal and state court systems
Statutory law
Case law and judicial opinions
Locating cases through digests and annotated law reports
Secondary authorities
Special research issues
The digital library : Lexis Advance, Westlaw, and other nonprint research tools
E-Research : legal research using the internet
Legal citation form
Updating and validating your research
Overview of the research process
The basics of legal writing
Strategies for effective writing
Legal correspondence
Legal memoranda
Legal briefs
Proofreading and document design.