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Concise Guide to Legal Research and Writing - 5th Edition - Deborah A. Bouchoux
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Concise Guide to Legal Research and Writing 5th Edition Deborah A. Bouchoux ISBN 9781543847574
Built around Deborah E. Bouchoux’s well-known assignments, practical examples, and step-by-step learning approach, Concise Guide to Legal Research and Writing, Fifth Edition delivers up-to-date instruction in the core research and writing skills required of today’s legal professionals. Clear, streamlined, and practice-oriented, this text is ideally suited for shorter legal research and writing courses.
New to the Fifth Edition:
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Expanded coverage of modern legal research technologies, including Lexis+ Brief Analysis, Westlaw Edge Quick Check, and similar tools
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New discussion of analytics platforms used in practice, such as Lexis+ Context
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A completely new section in Chapter 8 addressing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in legal research
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Enhanced guidance on achieving gender-inclusive language
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New material in Chapter 14 on using writing-improvement tools such as ProWritingAid, BriefCatch, WordRake, NoRedInk, and Cooley GO
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A new section in Chapter 15 addressing texting and confidentiality concerns
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A fully revised and expanded treatment of e-memos in Chapter 16
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Updated ethics alerts, figures, and examples throughout
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All-new Research Questions and Internet Legal Research Assignments in every chapter
Professors and students will benefit from:
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A concise, well-structured text organized into six focused sections:
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Section I: Primary authorities
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Section II: Secondary sources
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Section III: Computer-assisted legal research using Lexis, Westlaw, and the Internet
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Section IV: Citation form and determining whether authority remains “good law”
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Section V: The legal research process
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Section VI: Legal writing
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Student-centered pedagogy designed for accessibility, including charts and diagrams that clarify complex topics
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Updated Practice Tips that offer realistic, workplace-ready guidance
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Ethics Alerts integrated into every chapter
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Targeted exercises that build proficiency across a wide range of research tools
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Practical advice for using electronic and online research resources effectively throughout the text
Concise Guide to Legal Research and Writing 5th Edition Deborah A. Bouchoux ISBN 9781543847574, 978-1543847574 & 9798889063230
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Deborah A. Bouchoux
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- 5th Edition
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- Aspen Publishing
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- January 2026
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