Foundations of Legal Research and Writing, 2E » (2nd Edition)

Carol M. Bast, J.D., is an associate professor in the Legal Studies Program in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Central Florida

Margie Hawkins received her Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree from the University of South Florida, and is a member of Beta Phi Mu, the international library and information science honor society. She holds undergraduate degrees in History and Legal Studies from the University of Central Florida. She is a member of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), the Florida-Caribbean Chapter of the Special Libraries Association (SLA), and the Orange County Bar Association. She served on the Advisory Committee for the Valencia Community College Paralegal Studies Program (1993-2006). Ms. Hawkins is a co-author of the 2nd and 3rd editions of Foundations of Legal Research and Writing. Her area of expertise is computer-assisted legal research and the Internet. Margie is the Librarian for the Orlando office of Holland & Knight LLP.

This textbook for paralegal and legal studies provides instruction for conducting legal research both in the law library and on the computer. It explains the basis of legal analysis and writing, and details the correct citation form. Chapters discuss law and the sources of the law, legal reasoning and analysis, secondary sources and finding tools, the judicial branch and its cases, primary sources, citations, the research process, computer-assisted research, transmittal letters and client opinion letters, contracts, pleadings, office memos, memorandum of law, and appellate briefs.

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