Further Reading
Getting Out of a Contract by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780566081613Publication Date: 2001"Built around two business case studies, the book highlights the various legal issues that a business must address when faced with a contract it wants to walk away from. ...
It then goes on to explore how to minimize the damage should the agreement be inescapable and helps the reader to understand what the consequences of any actions might be."
A Short Guide to Contract Risk by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781138465671Publication Date: 2017"The foundation of identifying and managing contract risk is what the authors call Contract Literacy: a set of skills relevant for all who deal with contracts in their everyday business environment, ranging from general managers and CEOs to sales, procurement and project professionals and risk managers."- Doing Business 2019 : Training to Reform byCall Number: Online (publicly available)ISBN: 9781464813382Publication Date: AnnualFor other years, see:
http://www.doingbusiness.org/en/doingbusiness - The Encyclopedia of Small Business Forms and Agreements : a complete kit of ready-to-use business checklists, worksheets, forms, contracts... byCall Number: OnlineISBN: 9781601387172Publication Date: 2011"[you] will find over 250 essential documents for all your hiring, firing, intellectual property, Internet, technology, legal, merger, acquisition, money, fundraising, sales, marketing, and starting a business needs."
Databases
Reference sources, whether in print or online, can give background and depth, as well as definitions, basic knowledge, scope of the topic area, important people and statistics, and some citations to get you started.
Databases
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Credo Reference features hundreds of encyclopedias and dictionaries. This is a great source for background reading about a topic.
- Gale eBooks
Gale eBooks is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. - LegalTrac
LegalTrac provides indexing and selective full-text for all major law reviews, law journals, specialty law and bar association journals and legal newspapers. The database offers coverage of federal and state cases, laws and regulations, and legal practice and taxation.
Business Documents & Writing
Legal Research Analysis and Writing by Call Number: Reserves LEX 120/121ISBN: 1305948378Publication Date: 2017
The AMA Handbook of Business Documents : Guidelines and Sample Documents That Make Business Writing Easy by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780814417706Publication Date: 2011
Strategic Legal Writing by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780521878739Publication Date: 2008Challenges the reader to write to achieve a strategic objective. Provides practical assignments that teach the student that the best legal writing is not an end in itself, but a means to a larger strategic objective.
The Lawyer's Guide to Writing Well by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780520288430Publication Date: 2016"[The authors] demystify legal writing, outline the causes and consequences of poor writing, and prescribe easy-to-apply remedies to improve it."
A Brief Guide to Brief Writing : Demystifying the Memorandum of the Law by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781627223041Publication Date: 2014
ALWD Guide to Legal Citation by Call Number: Reserves LEX 120/121ISBN: 1454828757Publication Date: 2014
Administrative Assistant's and Secretary's Handbook by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780814433539Publication Date: 2014Be prepared to manage the phones, coordinate meetings, and prepare presentations to planning events, crafting clear business communications, and deciphering legal documents.
Safeguarding Critical E-Documents by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781118159088Publication Date: 2012"Practical, step-by-step guidance for corporations, universities and government agencies to protect and secure confidential documents and business records."
Construction Claims and Responses : Effective Writing and Representation by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781119151852Publication Date: 2016"A practical, step-by-step guide for contracts managers, commercial managers, project managers, quantity surveyors, engineers and architects on the preparation of and responses to construction claims.
The book examines the different types of claim common to construction contracts and presents a step-by-step guide to demonstrate the process of building up the submission of a claim and covers."
