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

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