Legal Research How to Find Understand the Law 18th Edition by Stephen Elias, Editors of Nolo 1413325645 9781413325645

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ISBN-10 :  1413325645 

ISBN-13 :  9781413325645 

Author:  Stephen Elias, Editors of Nolo 

Take the law into your own hands Do you have legal questions at home or work or as part of law-related coursework? Legal Research is the go-to book when you need the right answers fast. You’ll learn simple research methods and standard legal writing styles that will help you quickly and efficiently: locate statutes, regulations, and case law ensure your research is current, and organize results into a legal memorandum for school, work, or court. Completely modernized for the 20th edition, Legal Research covers both traditional research approaches and techniques for answering legal questions online. The examples and easy-to-understand instructions will help you master essential legal research tools in a snap, including: legal encyclopedias, periodicals, and treatises annotated and unannotated codes and statutes published state and federal court cases case digests and Shepard’s Citations, and online search engines, free legal websites, and blogs. Importantly, you’ll also learn to narrow your results so you won’t drown in an information flood when researching reliable, user-friendly online websites or in the local law library stacks.

Legal Research How to Find Understand the Law 18th Table of contents:

1. Understanding the Basics of the Law
What Is the Law?
Sources of Law
State vs. Federal Law
The Court System
2. Finding Legal Resources
Locating Legal Information
Primary Sources and Secondary Sources
Looking for Legal Resources Online
Legal Research Websites
3. Identifying Your Legal Issue
How to Approach Your Research
Step 1: Determine Your Legal Research Question
Step 2: Is the Issue Civil or Criminal?
Step 3: Determine the Area of Law You’re Researching
Step 4: What Resources Will Help You Find What You Need?
4. Finding and Using Secondary Sources
Online Resources
Self-Help Legal Books
Legal Encyclopedias
Form Books
Practice Manuals
Continuing Legal Education Publications
Law Reviews and Other Legal Periodicals
Specialized Loose-Leaf Materials
Treatises and Monographs
Restatements of the Law
5. Finding and Using Constitutions, Statutes, Regulations, and Ordinances
Finding and Using Constitutions
Finding Federal Statutes
Finding State Statutes
Understanding and Using Federal and State Statutes
Finding and Using Regulations
Finding and Using Procedural Statutes and Rules
Finding and Using Local Laws or Ordinances
6. Finding Cases
Using Citations to Find Cases
Finding Cases Online
Finding Cases in the Law Library
The Next Step
7. Using Case Law
What Is a Case?
How Cases Are Published
How Cases Affect Later Disputes
8. Validating Your Research
Making Sure It’s “Good Law”
How to Shepardize a Case
Validating Statutes
Shepardizing for Research
9. Organizing and Putting Your Legal Research to Use
Organizing Your Research
How to Write a Legal Memorandum
Finding and Working With a Lawyer
Glossary

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