Legal research methods

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Murray, Michael D. , 1965- (Author), DeSanctis, Christy Hallam (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Foundation Press , c2006
Series:Legal research and writing
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction to legal research and printed sources of the law
  • 2. Federal and state reporters of cases
  • 3. Case finders and verification sources: digest, annotated law reports, and shepard's citations
  • 4. Secondary sources of the law: encyclopedias, treatises, law reviews, and periodicals
  • 5. Court rules, local rules, and loose-leaf services
  • 6. Constitutions and federal, state, and municipal legislation
  • 7. Legislative history
  • 8. Federal regulatory and administrative law
  • 9. Computer assisted legal research
  • 10. Strategies for research and determining when you are finished