TY - BOOK AU - Elias,Stephen AU - Levinkind,Susan AU - Stim,Richard TI - Legal research: how to find & understand the law SN - 1413306934 (pbk.) : AV - KF240 .E35 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - Berkeley, CA PB - Nolo KW - Legal research KW - United States KW - Popular works N1 - 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 ER -