Pocket Guide to Legal Research
The Pocket Guide to Legal Research is a comprehensive desk reference for use by paralegal students, practicing paralegals, legal assistants, and attorneys. The format allows the user to quickly obtain the answer to many commonly encountered research questions concerning case, statutory, secondary authority, Internet research, and legal citation. A glossary of relevant legal research terms is included, along with three appendices covering court opinion, elements of statute, and a research...
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The Pocket Guide to Legal Research is a desk reference for use by paralegal students, practicing paralegals, legal assistants, and attorneys. Designed as a comprehensive resource, the easy to understand format allows the user to quickly obtain the answer to many commonly encountered research questions regarding case, statutory, secondary authority, Internet research, and legal citation. A glossary of relevant legal research, and appendices covering court opinion, elements of statute, and a research source chart make this book an invaluable resource for up-to-date information on legal research. Written in a non-technical manner, this book is appropriate for all levels of learners, from paralegal students to practicing professionals.
Chapter 1: Constitutions, Statutes, Administrative Law and Court Rules, Research and Analysis Chapter 2: Case Law Research and Briefing Chapter 3: Secondary Authority and Other Research Sources,Encyclopedias, Treatises, American Law Reports, Digests & Shephards Chapter 4: Secondary Authoirty Periodicals, Restatements, Uniform Laws, Dictionaries. Legislative Law History and Other Secondary Authorities Chapter 5: Computer and Internet Research Chapter 6: Fee Based Computer Reseach Chapter 7: Constitutions,Statutes, Administrative Law, Court Rule Elements and Analysis Chapter 8: The Role of Key Terms and Key Facts in Legal Research Chapter 9: Issue Identification Spotting the Issue Chapter 10: Case Law Analysis A Case on Point Chapter 11: The Research Process for Effective Legal Research Chapter 12: Legal Citation Glossary Index
\ From the Publisher"Being familiar with the quality of books by this author and the ever comprehensive and useful format in which they are done, I would not hesitate to adopt the book." Sheila McGlothlin, Paralegal\ "It was a pleasure to review this book. It is one of the best overviews of legal research and analysis that I have seen in years." Paul Anderson, Associate Director, National Sports Law Institute, Marquette University\ \ \
