Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies
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Description
This exciting text offers an accessible, shorter book for teaching legal research with an effective "building block" approach -- breaking down the material into discrete parts and building on previous material to create a smooth, logical flow to the book. The brief and basic coverage makes it appropriate for shorter courses, while self-contained chapters lend incredible teaching flexibility.
The book's chapter coverage includes: Introduction to Legal Research; Generating Search Terms; Secondary Sources; Case Research; Shepard's Citations; Statutory Research; Federal Legislative History Research; Federal Administrative Regulations; Researching Specific Subject Areas; On-line Legal Research; and Developing a Research Plan.
Special Features:
-- self-contained chapters lend incredible teaching flexibility
-- graphics, including sample pages and other examples of research sources, enhance the presentation and make the book extremely accessible
-- excellent pedagogy includes end-of-chapter checklists, exhibits and charts, and examples that clarify and illustrate strategies, terms, and concepts
-- a thorough Teacher's Manual include sample syllabi, teaching notes, and full sets of exercises
ISBN
9780735511989
Publication Date
2000
Publisher
Aspen Law and Business
City
Gaithersburg, MD
Disciplines
Law
Recommended Citation
Sloan, Amy E., "Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies" (2000). Books. 125.
https://scholarworks.law.ubalt.edu/fac_books/125