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Legal Research: How to Find and Understand the Law
Legal Research How to Find and Understand the Law Author:Stephen Elias, Susan Levinkind, Janet Portman Excellent for anyone searching for information in a real or virtual law library (including paralegals, law students, legal assistants and journalists), Legal Research outlines a systematic method to find answers and get results. In plain, readable English, Attorneys Elias and Levinkind explain, with plenty of examples and instructions, how to... more »: * read and understand statues, regulations and cases
* evaluate cases for their value as precedent
* use all the basic tools of legal research
* practice what you've learned with “hands-on, feet-in” library exercises, as well as hypothetical research problems and solutions The brand-new, 8th edition of Legal Research features information on how to conduct specific legal inquiries on the Internet. This easy-to-use and understand book has been adopted as a text in many law schools and paralegal programs.« less