West Digests West Publishing Company
1. When researching in digests, the paralegal should always begin in:
the volume containing the topic being researched the Descriptive Word Index there is no index for digests
2. Digests are arranged:
chronologically by topic both of the above
3. Digests are part of what research system?
the Key Number System the Total Client Service Library Digests are not part of any research system
4. A digest index provides:
a topic and key number a topic and section number a volume, series, and page number
5. The information provided by the index will lead the researcher to:
the main volumes of the digest a case an annotation
6. Digests:
act as an index to case law are not valid research materials are used mostly to locate statutory authority
7. Digests would most likely be considered:
primary authority secondary authority non-authority