American Law Reports
Originally published by Lawyer's Cooperative Publishing Company (Now published by West)


1. When researching in ALR, the paralegal should always begin in:

the volume containing the topic being researched
the index for the series being researched
the index for ALR 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th, and Federal

2. ALR is arranged:

chronologically
by topic
both of the above

3. ALR is part of what research system?

the Key Number System
the Total Client Service Library
Digests are not part of any research system

4. The ALR 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 ALR
a statute
primary authority

6. The first two sets of ALR are updated by:

pocket part
separate hard bound volumes, which in turn may have pocket parts
none of the above

7. ALR would most likely be considered:

primary authority, even though it contains some secondary authority
secondary authority, even though it contains some primary authority
non-authority, even though it contains some primary and secondary authority