The first five chapters of the 2006 Federal Practice Manual for Legal Aid Attorneys, edited by Jeffrey S. Gutman, Professor of Clinical Law and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at George Washington University Law School and published by the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, are available now in HTML format. This is the updated version of the Federal Practice Manual for Legal Aid Attorneys published in 2004. This version of the Manual includes hyperlinks to federal statutes, Supreme Court Case citations, and case pleadings available through the Shriver Center’s Poverty Law Library. Chapters 6-9, as well as a documentary supplement that includes annotated model pleadings, are still being edited and will be posted online soon.

The 2006 Federal Practice Manual for Legal Aid Attorneys is also available in PDF format at the Shriver Center’s website.

Chapter 1:
Preparing for Litigation

Chapter 2:
Jurisdiction

Chapter 3:
The Case or Controversy Requirement and Other Preliminary Hurdles

Chapter 4:
Drafting and Filing the Complaint

Chapter 5:
Causes of Action