[PDF] Searching The Law eBook

Author : Frank Bae
Publisher : Bridge Street Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,51 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781571053497

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A new updated edition of the popular legal research tool used by many legal researchers from law students and law professors to law librarians, paralegals, and practitioners will be published in spring 2005. When a law student is faced with what book sources are available for a legal topic or even what research tools to use, this book gives a good start. For the law professor who is writing and needs to know some of the sources in an unfamiliar area to consult, this text gives many good leads. Busy law librarians asked to support a new practice area or answer a research question in an unfamiliar area of law will get a variety of good tips here. The paralegal that has a research assignment will be less frustrated if they consult the new edition for key sources. A practitioner who takes on a case in an unfamiliar area of law will spending less time looking for useful material if they use Searching The Law, 3d Edition. Law school course descriptions and scope notes are included, to help the researcher determine if their particular subject is covered by a specific topic. Advisor, and Westlaw KeySearch are included under each topic in the third edition.

Author : Amy E. Sloan
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 29,53 MB
Release : 2023-01-29
Category : Law
ISBN :

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Researching the Law: Finding What You Need When You Need It, Fourth Edition guides students through a decidedly contemporary approach to legal research. Widely respected author Amy E. Sloan presents legal research as a process of efficiently filtering a vast quantity of available information. Simply put, students learn how to locate and identify the most pertinent and authoritative information available with the greatest possible expedience. Sloan's clear, concise explanations of essential research sources are presented in a context that speaks to the way lawyers do research today, with a flexible approach that works in a rapidly changing research environment. Part I explains how to define a research question; pre-filter content before beginning a search; conduct research using a variety of search techniques and establish post-search criteria for filtering results. Part II describes essential features of individual sources of authority and search strategies unique to each source. Part III contains research flowcharts to help students plan research strategies for different types of research projects. New to the 4th Edition: Coverage of the latest functionality of Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg Law Targeted research examples to illustrate common search techniques Thorough explanation of techniques for drafting effective word searches Benefits for instructors and students: Complete coverage of fundamental principles Teaches students how to: Define a research question Pre-filter content before beginning a search Search for information using a variety of techniques Create and use post-search filtering criteria to target the most relevant information Learn the essential features of important legal authorities, as well as the research strategies unique to each one Use flowcharts to plan a research strategy Concise and practical, to appeal to today’s students Approaches legal research as a filtering process to identify the most pertinent and authoritative information from vast search results Can also be used to complement other texts and classroom materials Diverse coverage of online sources, not solely emphasizing Lexis and Westlaw Not simply a shorter version of Basic Legal Research; looks at research as a process of filtering the available information, rather than as a process that requires first choosing the right source of authority to solve a legal problem