The Irwin Law Office Reference Manual

by Lee, Jo Ann; Satterwhite, Marilyn L.

• ISBN13: 9780256187472
• ISBN10: 0256187479
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-06-29
• Publisher: Career Education

Summary

This manual can serve as a reference tool for students in their paralegal or legal secretarial courses and later, in their careers. It addresses the specific grammar and office procedures used in law offices and is considered the definitive reference for questions on format, procedure, and correct setup of law office documents, law office protocol, filing, and report writing.

Table of Contents

Grammar	1	(65)
Sentence Structure	2	(7)
Clauses	9	(2)
Phrases	11	(1)
Parts of Speech	11	(1)
Nouns	12	(4)
Pronouns	16	(10)
Verbs	26	(14)
Adverbs	40	(2)
Adjectives	42	(6)
Similar Adjectives and Adverbs	48	(6)
Prepositions	54	(5)
Conjunctions	59	(4)
Interjections	63	(2)
Punctuation	65	(36)
Apostrophe	66	(3)
Asterisk	69	(1)
Brace	70	(1)
Brackets	70	(1)
Colon	71	(1)
Comma	72	(11)
Dash	83	(2)
Diagonal	85	(1)
Ellipsis Points	86	(1)
Exclamation Point	87	(1)
Hyphen	87	(3)
Parentheses	90	(2)
Period	92	(2)
Question Mark	94	(1)
Quotation Marks	95	(3)
Semicolon	98	(1)
Underscore	99	(2)
Capitalization	101	(16)
First Words	102	(2)
Proper Nouns	104	(1)
Common Nouns	105	(1)
Academic Subjects and Degrees	106	(1)
Acronyms	106	(1)
Astronomical Bodies	107	(1)
Compass Terms	107	(1)
Correspondence	108	(1)
Dates and Time	108	(1)
Geographic Names	109	(1)
Governmental Agencies and Bodies	110	(1)
Hyphenated Words	111	(1)
Legal Citations	111	(1)
Legal Terms	112	(1)
Names	112	(2)
Nationalities and Races	114	(1)
Religious Terms	114	(1)
Titles	115	(1)
Trademarks and Brand Names	116	(1)
Spelling, Word Division, and Word Usage	117	(62)
Spelling	118	(8)
Plural Word Forms	126	(11)
Possessives	137	(7)
Word Division	144	(3)
Word Usage	147	(32)
Numbers and Abbreviations	179	(38)
Numbers	180	(12)
Symbols	192	(3)
General Abbreviations	195	(22)
Law Office Correspondence	217	(58)
Letters	218	(32)
Envelopes	250	(3)
Forms of Address	253	(10)
Memorandums	263	(12)
Legal Report Writing	275	(26)
Report Writing in the Law Office	276	(1)
Outlines	277	(6)
Memorandum Reports	283	(1)
Formal Reports	284	(13)
Bibliographies	297	(4)
Legal Writing and Citations	301	(90)
Legal Citations	302	(1)
Citing Primary Authority	303	(38)
Citing Secondary Authority	341	(4)
Quoted Material	345	(16)
Footnote References	361	(16)
Table 8.2: Abbreviations Used in Citing State Case Reporters	377	(6)
Table 8.3: Abbreviations Used in Citing Federal Court Reports	383	(2)
Table 8.4: Abbreviations of Court Names	385	(2)
Table 8.5: Abbreviations of Names and Expressions Used in Citing Cases	387	(2)
Table 8.6: Regional Reporters	389	(2)
Law Office Procedures	391	(64)
Establishing Priorities	392	(1)
Handling Calendars and Appointments	393	(4)
Preparing for Appointments and Conferences	397	(2)
Planning Meetings	399	(2)
Making Travel Arrangements	401	(4)
Information Processing	405	(4)
Information Processing Software	409	(7)
Creating and Using Form Documents	416	(2)
Editing and Proofreading	418	(6)
Filing Procedures	424	(21)
Processing Mail	445	(2)
Photocopying	447	(1)
Information Processing Glossary	448	(7)
Numerical Data	455	(30)
Mathematics for the Law Office	456	(6)
Units of Measurement	462	(5)
Visual Presentation of Data	467	(1)
Tables	468	(11)
Charts and Graphs	479	(6)
Communication Services	485	(28)
Telephone Services	486	(12)
Facsimile/Fax Services	498	(1)
Paging Services	499	(1)
Telecommunications Services	499	(2)
U.S. Postal Services	501	(8)
Private Mail Services	509	(1)
Telegraph Services	510	(3)
Law Office References	513	(12)
Biographical Books	514	(1)
Dictionaries and Word Books	515	(2)
Directories	517	(2)
Encyclopedias	519	(1)
Legal Encyclopedias	519	(1)
Indexes	519	(2)
Style Manuals	521	(1)
Professional Law Office References	521	(1)
Form Books	522	(1)
Other References Sources	522	(3)
Index	525