Download or read book Legal Research Demystified written by Eric P. Voigt and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legal Research Demystified offers a real-world approach to legal research for first-year law students. The book guides students through eight steps to research common law issues and ten steps to research statutory issues. It breaks down the research steps and process into "bite-size" pieces for novice researchers, minimizing the frustration often associated with learning new skills. This text also gives students context, explaining why and when a source or finding tool should be used when researching the law. The process of legal research, of course, is not linear. This book constantly reminds students of the recursive nature of legal research, and it identifies specific situations when they may deviate from the research steps. Through the book's step-by-step approach, students will connect seemingly unrelated tools (e.g., citators and the Key Number System) and understand how to leverage them to answer legal questions. Every chapter includes charts, diagrams, and screen captures to illustrate the research steps and finding methods. Each chapter concludes with a "summary of key points" section that reinforces important concepts from the chapter. This book provides students and professors with multiple assessment tools. Each chapter ends with true-false and multiple-choice questions that test students' understanding of chapter content. These questions are replicated on the book's companion website, Core Knowledge. Students may answer these end-of-chapter questions, as well as more advanced questions, on Core Knowledge and receive immediate feedback, including an explanation of why the answer is correct or incorrect. Professors can generate reports to track students' performance. Based on students' performance, professors will know whether to review a topic in more detail or to move to the next topic. (New books contain an access code to Core Knowledge; students purchasing used books can buy an access code separately.) Core Knowledge offers yet another assessment tool: interactive research exercises. These online exercises walk students through the research steps on Westlaw and Lexis Advance, giving professors the option to "flip" the classroom. Through many screen captures and tips, students can navigate both research platforms outside of class, allowing students and professors to dig deeper into the material during class. Each research exercise simulates a real-world research experience and contains self-grading questions. For example, in one exercise, students research on Westlaw to determine whether the client could recover damages against a neighbor for the emotional distress for the death of the client's dog. To answer the client's question, students must complete the research steps, including finding and reviewing secondary sources on Westlaw, using the Key Number System and KeyCite, and performing keyword searches. Professor support materials include a Teacher's Manual, sample syllabi, and sample research exams.
Download or read book Legal Research Writing Skills in Ireland written by Edana Richardson and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Legal Research written by D. Stott and published by Routledge Cavendish. This book was released on 1999 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to give a grounding in effective communication, research and problem-solving skills, the Legal Skills series aims to blend theory and practice by encouraging the reader to think through particular problems. Each book provides a theoretical framework for understanding the specific skills, reinforcing this with practical exercises to develop the reader's grasp of how these skills are used.
Download or read book Using a Law Library written by Peter Clinch and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ability to use a law library is central to any lawyer's effectiveness, yet is often treated as peripheral. This book is designed for the law student and will provide a grounding in legal research which will be useful for lecturers and future employers. It not only describes the tools of the lawyers trade - the literature of law for England and Wales and the European Communities - but also the techniques for using these sources effectively. It adopts two novel approaches which make it easy to use. Firstly, information about each type of legal publication is presented under standard headings, and secondly, diagrams and charts are provided where possible to outline the content of publications. It also explains how to use electronic databases, both remote online such as Lexis and CD-ROM.
Download or read book Impeccable Research a Concise Guide to Mastering Legal Research Skills written by Mark Osbeck and published by West Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2022 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike conventional legal research books that limit their focus to teaching students how to find and use the various sources of law, this book stresses a systematic, practice-oriented approach to acquiring legal-research skills. It presents a simple yet highly effective research strategy that helps students efficiently solve the types of complex legal-research problems they can expect to encounter in the workplace. In addition, the book includes a section on the various primary and secondary sources of law, and how best to find and use them, as well as a section containing tips for summer interns and associates, and a Trouble-Shooting Guide to help students overcome the occasional obstacles that may crop up in their research projects. The book also includes a detailed Research Checklist for students to use before turning in their work. For these reasons, the book makes an ideal stand-alone text for the first-year legal-research class, as well as an excellent supplementary text for advanced legal-research classes.
Download or read book Legal Skills written by Stefan Fafinski and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-07-14 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number one best-selling legal skills guide, covering all the practical and academic skills a student needs throughout their studies. Legal Skills is the essential text for students new to law, helping them make the transition from secondary education and equipping them with the skills they need to succeed from the beginning of their degree, through to final-year exams and dissertations.· Written in an accessible and friendlystyle, structured in three parts: Sources of Law, Academic Legal Skills, and Practical Legal Skills· Self-test questions and practical activities throughout allow students to take a hands-on approach tolearning a wide range of legal skills· Diagrams, screenshots and examples used frequently to illustrate key concepts· New chapter on drafting skills, introducing writing skills necessary in legal practice· New 'skills beyond study' feature which helps students identify the transferability of legal skills· Updated coverage of the impact of Brexit and retained EU law· New section on taking care of yourself during theassessment period and how to find support for mental health and accessibility· Videos on presentation, mooting, and negotiation refreshed Digital formats and resourcesThe ninthedition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources. - The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with embedded self-assessment activities, and multi-media content including a series of supportive videos and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks- The study tools that enhance the e-book are all also availableas stand-alone online resources for use alongside the print book. They include answers to the self-test questions and practical exercises from the book, and a glossary of all the keywords and terms used. There is also an extensiverange of videos with guidance on topics from what to expect from lectures and tutorials, how to research for essays and structure problem questions, to examples of good and bad practice in mooting and negotiations.
Download or read book Legal Research Skills written by Tufail Hussain and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do the people say about this book?"I will say a must-have course for anyone interested in improving his legal research skills. This course conveys in few sittings what books will tell in hundreds"."The course is excellent ... explains everything in a plain language. Thank you." "You cannot afford not learning legal research skills if you are a law student or in the legal profession. This course makes things clear and easy". 'Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information about it'. James BowelLegal Research Skills is considered as a fundamental and core skill for the law students and budding lawyers. More and more law schools are concerned about developing this skill for their students at the initial stages of their legal studies.This book is aimed at the law students undertaking their undergraduate or postgraduate law courses anywhere in the world in any jurisdiction. The book teaches essential and practical legal research skills you need right from the start of your legal career through to the completion of it (I hope that is retirement from your professional life if you wish so!).The book discusses strategies for undertaking legal research for a particular assignment and discusses, supports and encourages well established practices and practical approaches towards carrying out effective legal research. The book covers all stages of the legal research; from the point when a student or a lawyer is handed an assignment through to presenting the final findings of the research to the tutor or supervisor.I have been involved in carrying out legal research extensively during my postgraduate degrees and then in my legal practice for around seven years in total. The course also reflects my personal experience of undertaking legal research during my legal practice.The book also includes useful Latin terms, abbreviations, practitioners' texts and contains wide range of invaluable and free online resources which will be helpful in finding relevant resources for research purposes. The resources include material from independent organisations and also include resources from number of legal jurisdictions for you to explore them further.
Download or read book Legal Research Skills for Scots Lawyers written by Karen Fullerton and published by Sweet & Maxwell. This book was released on 2014-08-21 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The third edition of Legal Research Skills for Scots Lawyers is a fully revised guide to legal research skills and sources of information specifically designed for solicitors and students studying Scots law. It provides advice on effective and efficient research techniques for both paper and electronic information sources. The book is in three parts: Part I deals with the different types of legal information and retrieval strategies; Part II concentrates on electronic sources; Part III covers research skills."--Publisher
Download or read book Missouri Legal Research written by Wanda M. Temm and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Missouri Legal Research was designed for teaching legal research to first-year law students, paralegals, and undergraduate students researching Missouri law. Missouri practitioners and others who need to be familiar with Missouri resources will also want this book in their library. Complex ideas and research processes are presented in a straightforward manner. Outlines of the research process and short excerpts from Missouri and federal resources make the book easy to use. Web addresses and examples point researchers to the many sources for finding free Missouri and federal legal material online. Concise explanations of resources needed for researching federal law and the law of other states are provided throughout. Thus, Missouri Legal Research can be used by instructors as a stand-alone text or in conjunction with a research text concentrating on federal law. This book is part of the Legal Research Series, edited by Suzanne E. Rowe, Director of Legal Research and Writing, University of Oregon School of Law.
Download or read book Legal Writing and Legal Skills for Foreign LL M Students written by Karen Lundquist (Law professor) and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Softbound - New, softbound print book.
Download or read book Laying Down the Law written by Robin Creyke and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laying Down the Law provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the study of law.
Download or read book Legal Research Skills for Scots Lawyers written by Karen Fullerton and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering what is a core area of Scots law, this text brings together a collection of extracts from leading cases, statutes, subordinate legislation and commentaries
Download or read book Teaching Legal Research written by Barbara Bintliff and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legal research is a fundamental skill for all law students and attorneys. Regardless of practice area or work venue, knowledge of the sources and processes of legal research underpins the legal professional’s work. Academic law librarians, as research experts, are uniquely qualified to teach legal research. Whether participating in the mandatory, first-year law school curriculum or offering advanced or specialized legal research instruction, law librarians have the up-to-date knowledge, the broad view of the field, and the expertise to provide the best legal research instruction possible. This collection offers both theoretical and practical guidance on legal research education from the perspectives of the law librarian. Containing well-reasoned, analytical articles on the topic, the volume explains and supports the law librarian’s role in legal research instruction. The contributors to this book, all experts in teaching legal research, challenge academic law librarians to seize their instructional role in the legal academy. This book was based on a special issue of Legal Reference Services Quarterly.
Download or read book The Comprehensive Guide to Legal Research Writing Analysis written by Annette L. Demers and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The fourth edition of this text addresses the needs of changing curriculum and new courses and programs in Indigenous law by including a dedicated chapter on Indigenous legal research from members of the Indigenous Law Research Unit at the University of Victoria. This new content assists Canadian common law schools and the FLSC in fulfilling the Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, specifically Calls to Action numbers 27and 28."--
Download or read book Becoming a Legal Writer written by Robin Boyle-Laisure and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Real World Research Skills written by Peggy Garvin and published by The Capitol Net Inc. This book was released on 2009 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Real World Research Skills" compiles basic advice, techniques, reference information, and resources to help working professionals find accurate information quickly--particularly information from the federal government.
Download or read book The Law Workbook written by Shelley Kierstead and published by . This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
