Legal Research How to Find and Understand the Law 11th Edition by Attorneys Stephen Elias, Susan Levinkind, Richard Stim ISBN 0873379195 9780873379199

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ISBN 10: 0873379195

ISBN 13: 9780873379199 

Author: Attorneys Stephen Elias, Susan Levinkind, Richard Stim 

If law libraries came with a user manual, this book would be it!

Excellent for anyone searching for information in a real or virtual law library, Legal Research outlines a systematic method to find answers and get results.

In plain English, the book explains how to:
— read and understand statutes, regulations and cases
— organize research results into a memorandum of law
— use all the basic tools of legal research

Readers are provided with “hands-on, feet-in” library exercises, as well as hypothetical research problems and solutions.

The 10th edition provides up-to-date information on new searching techniques and online searching methods.

Table of contents:

Part 1: Introduction to Legal Research
How to Use This Book
An Overview of Legal Research
Patience and Perspective
How to Find (and Feel at Home in) a Law Library
Legal Research on the Internet
A Basic Approach to Legal Research
Six Time-Saving Research Tips
Understand the Legal Uncertainty Principle
Know When You’re Done

Part 2: Understanding the Law
An Overview of the Law
What Is the Law?
Foundations of American Law
The Increasing Importance of Statutes and Regulations
The Development of American Common Law
Where Modern American Law Comes From
About Going to Court

Part 3: Legal Problem Classification
Putting Your Questions Into Legal Categories
The Land of the Law
Find the Broad Legal Category for Your Problem
Identify Specific Terms for Your Problem

Part 4: Using Background Resources
Getting Some Background Information
How Background Resources Can Help
Self-Help Law Resources
Law Textbooks
Legal Encyclopedias
Form Books
Practice Manuals
Law Reviews and Other Legal Periodicals
Specialized Loose-Leaf Materials
Treatises and Monographs
Restatements of the Law
Background Resources on the Internet

Part 5: Statutory and Regulatory Research
Constitutions, Statutes, Regulations and Ordinances
Constitutional Research
Introduction to Federal Statutes
How to Find Statutes in the United States Code
How to Find a Recent or Pending Federal Statute
Finding Pending and Recent Federal Legislation on the Internet
Finding Out-of-Date Federal Statutes in the Law Library
Finding State Statutes in the Law Library and on the Internet
Finding Recently Enacted or Pending State Statutes
How to Read Statutes
The Importance of Cases That Interpret Statutes
Using Words and Phrases to Interpret Statutes
Using Attorney General Opinions to Interpret Statutes
Using Legislative History to Interpret Statutes
Using Uniform Law Histories to Interpret Statutes
Regulations
Procedural Statutes and Rules
Local Law-Ordinances

Part 6: Understanding Case Law
Understanding Case Law
What Is a Case?
How Cases Affect Later Disputes

Part 7: Case Law Publication and Research
How Cases Are Published
Federal Cases
State Court Cases
Keeping Case Reporters Up-to-Date
The Newest Cases
Publishing Cases on the Internet

Part 8: Finding and Using Case Law
Finding Cases
Interpreting Case Citations
How to Find Cases in the Law Library
Finding State Case Law on the Internet
Finding Federal Case Law on the Internet
Using VersusLaw to Research Federal and State Case Law
The Next Step

Part 9: Expanding and Updating Research
Shepard’s, Digests and the Internet: Expand and Update Your Research
Shepard’s Citations for Cases
The West Digest System
Expanding and Updating on the Internet

Part 10: Writing Legal Memoranda
How to Write a Legal Memorandum
Why Prepare a Legal Memorandum?
How to Prepare a Legal Memorandum
Sample Legal Memorandum

Part 11: Practical Research Examples
The Legal Research Method: Examples
The Facts
Classify the Problem
Select a Background Resource
Use the Legal Index
Get an Overview of Your Research Topic
Use Shepard’s Citations for Cases
Check the Pocket Parts
Use Shepard’s and Digests to Find On-Point Cases
Summary
Constitutional Research
Legal Research Online

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