Legal research : how to find & understand the law /

Legal research : how to find & understand the law / Legal research : how to find and understand the law edited by Stephen Elias, Susan Levinkind & Richard Stim. - 14th ed. - Berkeley, CA : Nolo, 2007. - 322 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Includes index.

Quick legal research tips -- An overview of legal research -- An overview of the law -- Putting your questions into legal categories -- Getting some background information -- Constitutions, statutes, regulations and ordinances -- Understanding case law -- How cases are published -- Finding cases -- Shepard's, digests and the Internet: expand and update your research -- How to write a legal memorandum -- The legal research method : examples -- Appendix: Glossary of legal terms.

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Legal research--United States--Popular works.

KF240 / .E35 2007