Just Research
Books / Paperback
ISBN: 0735552959 / Publisher: Aspen Law & Business, April 2005
Offers a fully integrated approach to both print and electronic legal research.Provides students the information that they need to walk onto their first job and do thorough but cost-effective research.Emphasizes the use of free sources. Walks students through the process of researching different types of research questions using Lexis Advance.Helps professors who teach legal research and writing familiarize themselves with WestlawNext and Lexis Advance.An electronic supplement that walks students through the process of researching issues using books, free Internet sources, and both the original and new versions of Westlaw and LexisExercises included on the website give students hands-on practice
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Oates and Enquist (both Seattle U. School of Law) take a new approach to legal research by focusing on issues rather than sources and emphasizing free and fee-based electronic sources. They cover the basics, such as how the US legal system works and what it requires in terms of citations, then move to researching issues governed by state statutes, federal statutes, and local ordinances, researching common law and constitutional issues, researching issues governed by state, federal or local rules, cite checking, and researching practice information such as that about judges, law firms, corporation, or people. They give practice pointers along the way, show screens to expect, give steps to develop research plans, and show the capabilities of various electronics sources as well as their limitations. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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