Title: (Optional) Compile current reference resources for office use.
Course: Legal Administration (12008-36) > Section: Managing Records and Files

Compilation should include

- internal resource guide (e.g., office personnel, contact information, and their areas of expertise)
- external resource guide (e.g., court personnel, professional colleagues, administrative agencies, suppliers)
- professional reference guides (e.g., legal dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspapers, publications, online references, state guidelines)
- office policies and procedures guides (e.g., document samples, filing guidelines, accepted style guides, office operation and financial procedures for staff)
- website guides (e.g., Virginia’s Judicial System, court forms, Virginia State Corporation Commission).

Manuals should be kept current by updating resources at regular intervals.