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Legal Research: How to Find and Understand the Law
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Legal Research: How to Find and Understand the Law
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by Stephen Elias, Susan Levinkind, and Richard Stim
Sales Rank : 80249
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Paperback: 322 pages
Publisher: NOLO; 14 edition September 1, 2007
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1413306934
ISBN-13: 978-1413306934
Product Dimensions:
10.8 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
Product Review
If you take it step by step, the United States legal system is not nearly as intimidating as it is reputed to be. With a little expert guidance from a couple of attorneys (Stephen Elias and Susan Levinkind), you can learn what's in a law library and how to use it, how to seek and understand statutes, regulations, and cases, how to explore online resources, practice your legal skills in the library, and even write a reputable legal memorandum. It's not as easy nor as immediately gratifying as buying an ice-cream cone, but with a modicum of patience, dedication and average smarts, you can research and understand the law without years of legal training and without emptying your bank account onto some lawyer's shiny desk.
The text is approachable and easy to read. The authors' sensible approach takes the fear out of entering a law library, reassuring you that you needn't be a lawyer to be there and that the librarians are generally eager to please. By helping you formulate your legal questions (is the issue federal or state, civil or criminal, procedural or substantive?), narrowing your focus through legal indexes, and pursuing the appropriate resources, statutory laws, and relevant cases, the authors bring clarity and structure to the task. Nolo Press is famous for stripping the law of its daunting armor and making it accessible to the interested layperson. This guide to legal research is up to the usual high Nolo Press standards. It's a great boon to those who want to check out the law for themselves. --Stephanie Gold
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Review
"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
"[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
"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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