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Legal Research Treatises

Finding the Law. Robert C. Berring & Elizabeth A. Edinger

KF240 .C538
These authors assume most legal research will be done electronically, so they focus on the context of legal research. This book discusses how to find cases using Westlaw and Lexis, as well as in print. Also, included are discussions on legislative history, administrative law publications and court rules.

Fundamentals of Legal Research. Steven M. Barkan, Roy M. Mersky, & Donald J. Dunn

KF240 .J3  
After discussing the legal research process, this classic book details court reports, the national reporter system, federal legislation and secondary sources in depth. There are also chapters on international legal research, legal research in the United Kingdom, and federal tax research.

 

Principles of Legal Research. Kent Olson
KF240 .C5383 

This is the successor to the classic legal research text How to Find the Law. It covers the traditional American legal research subjects (researching law created by each branch of government) as well as International Law and the law of foreign countries. An appendix lists the leading treatises by subject.

 

Legal Research: How to Find and Understand the Law. Stephen Elias & Susan Levinkind

KF240 .E35 

The legal research process and primary and secondary sources are outlined as usual, but what makes this book unique is it's final chapter which discusses the use of "Google" for legal research.

Legal Research in a Nutshell. Morris L. Cohen and Kent C. Olson

KF240 .C54 
Introductory overview of the research process and the essential sources of American law, including primary and secondary material. The author presents both print and electronic sources. Appendixes include sources for state appellate court cases, state resarch guides and topical looseleaf anf electronic services.

Legal Research Manual. Christopher G. Wren & Jill Robinson Wren

KF240 .W7 
Instead of focusing on the sources of the law, this book provides a concise guide to the process of legal research: finding the law, reading the law and updating the law. Wren & Wren do provide a lengthy discussion of researching legislative history in one of their appendices.

 

Process of Legal Research. Christina L. Kunz

KF240 .P96

This complete introduction to the process of legal research introduces students to sources and vocabulary, including how the sources work and their scope of coverage. Books and electronic material are covered side-by-side. Practice sets at the end of the book provide sample research questions and activities.

 

 

Specialized Legal Research. Penny Hazelton
KF240 .S64
Hazelton identifies unique sources for legal research in specialized areas of law, such as environmental law, military law, banking law, tax and other specialities.

 

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