Summary
And suddenly, legal reseach was made simple!
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:
- 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
This easy-to-use and understand book, now in its 14th edition, has been adopted as a text in many law schools and paralegal programs.
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Press Reviews
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"[A] really handy legal resource is Legal Research.... It's another Nolo book and gives a good overview for someone who wants to investigate the law in general."
South Florida Sun-Sentinal
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"Getting around the law library can be easy -- if you just know where to look -- and Legal Research is the place to begin."
Library Journal
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"From understanding how to locate legal information in a law library to locating Internet answers, writing a legal memorandum, and homing research skill, Legal Research is a find basic guide any library should be pleased to have."
Bookwatch
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"A no-nonsense guide for lay readers and legal professionals alike." Midwest Book Review
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"This book has a valid and honored place on the shelves of both novice and practiced legal researchers."
Legal Research Quarterly
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"The simplest, most concise and articulate description of the legal research process available. Legal Research does a great job of cutting to the chase."
Tom Holm, Director,
Lawyering Skills Clinical Program,
UCLA School of Law
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"This book remains the best single introduction... to the mysterious world of legal research."
Robert C. Berring, Law Librarian,
University of California, Berkeley
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