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Legal Reference Legal Research Made Easy, 4E
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Legal Research Made Easy, 4E |
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| By: Suzan Herkowitz Herskowitz Attorney at Law |
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| Product ISBN: E9781572485099 | ||
| Price: $22.95 | ||
| Publication Date: November 2005 | ||
Legal Research Made Easy is designed to take the fear out of doing legal research, no matter whom the researcher may be. It answers how to do it, when it is necessary, where you should look, what you should be looking for and why it is important. With a s |
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Full Description
Doing your own legal research can seem like an overwhelming task—especially after you set foot into a law library for the first time. Legal Research Made Easy simplifies the research process, and explains everything from statute research to case law to online databases. Let this book help you save money as you solve your own legal problems.
Learn how to:
- Use the Internet in Your Research
- Look Up Case Law
- Shepardize a Case
- Find What Your Need When You Need It
Includes a sample research problem to put all the pieces together.
Essential reference to using:
- Practice Manuals
- Legal Encyclopedias
- Treatises
- Computer-Assisted Legal Research (CALR)
- And much more . . .
Table of Contents
Using Self-Help Law Books -
Introduction -
Chapter 1: Where to Start -
- Where to Find Law Libraries
- Your Legal Problem
- Substantive and Procedural Law
- Looking Up Procedures
- Looking Up Your Rights
- A Quick Note about Law Books and Citations
- Legal Encyclopedias
- Digests
- Indexes
- Card Catalogs
Chapter 2: Practice Manuals, Specialty Books, and Law Reviews -
- Practice Manuals
- Specialty Books
- Law Reviews and Legal Periodicals
Chapter 3: Statutes and Codes -
- The Difference Between Statutes and Codes
- The Legislative Process
- Sources for Federal Statutes
- Sources for State Statutes
- How to Find a Statute
- Annotations
- Administrative Law
- Attorney General Opinions
- Executive Orders and Proclamations
- Local Ordinances
- Bar Associations
Chapter 4: Researching Case Law -
- Case Law Defined
- Digests
- Case Reporters
- The Reporter System
Chapter 5: Shepard’s Citations -
- Shepard’s Citations Defined
- Which Shepard’s to Use
- How to Shepardize a Case
- How to Shepardize a Statute
- Other Shepard’s Applications
Chapter 6: American Law Reports -
- How to Find American Law Reports
- Updating American Law Reports
Chapter 7: Computerized Databases -
- CD-ROM
- Westlaw and LexisNexis
Chapter 8: Legal Research on the Internet -
- Finding Resources on the Internet Using Search Engines
- Finding Legal Resources on the Web
Chapter 9: Putting It All Together -
- Ask a Librarian
- When Enough is Enough
- Summary of Steps for Effective Legal Research
Glossary -
Appendix: Sample Research Problem -
Index -
Excerpt
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Learn how to use the Internet to complete your legal research