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