Course Name - Legal Research - How to Find and Understand the Law
Course Number - JUR 0078
Field - Law
Description -
Chapter 1 How to Use This Book
Chapter 2 An Overview of Legal Research
A. Patience and Perspective
B. How to Find ( and Feel at Home in) a Law Library
C. Legal Research on the Internet
D. A Basic Approach to Legal Research in the Law Library
E. Six Time- Saving Research Tips
F. Understand the Legal Uncertainty Principle
G. Know When You¡¯re Done
Chapter 3 An Overview of the Law
A. What Is the Law?
B. Foundations of American Law
C. The Increasing Importance of
D. The Development of American
E. Where Modern American Law Comes From
F. About Going to Court
Chapter 4 Putting Your Questions Into Legal Categories
A. The Land of the Law
B. Find the Broad Legal Category for Your Problem
C. Identify Specific Terms for Your Problem
Chapter 5 Getting Some Background Information
A. How Background Resources Can Help
B. Self- Help Law Resources
C. Law Textbooks
D. Legal Encyclopedias
E. Form Books
F. Practice Manuals
G. Law Reviews and Other Legal Periodicals
H. Specialized Loose- Leaf Materials
I. Treatises and Monographs
J. Restatements of the Law
K. Background Resources on the Internett
Chapter 6 Constitutions, Statutes, Regulations and Ordinances
A. Constitutional Research
B. Introduction to Federal Statutes
C. How to Find Statutes in the United States Code
D. How to Find a Recent or Pending Federal Statute
E. Finding Pending and Recent Federal Legislation on the Internet
F. Finding Out- of- Date Federal Statutes in the Law Library
G. Finding State Statutes in the Law Library and on the Internet
H. Finding Recently Enacted or Pending State Statutes
I. How to Read Statutes
J. The Importance of Cases That Interpret Statutes
K. Using Words and Phrases to Interpret Statutes
L. Using Attorney General Opinions to Interpret Statutes
M. Using Legislative History to Interpret Statutes
O. Regulations
P. Procedural Statutes and Rules
Q. Local Law ¡ª Ordinances
Chapter 7 Understanding Case Law
A. What Is a Case?
B. How Cases Affect Later Disputes
Chaper 8 How Cases Are Published
A. Federal Cases
B. State Court Cases
C. Keeping Case Reporters Up- to- Date
D. The Newest Cases
E. Publishing Cases on the Internet
Chapter 9 Finding Cases
A. Interpreting Case Citations
B. How to Find Cases in the Law Library
C. Finding State Case Law on the Internet
D. Finding Federal Case Law on the Internet
E. Using VersusLaw to Research Federal and State Case Law
F. The Next Step
Chapter 10 Shepard's, Digests and the Internet: Expand and Update Your Research
A. Shepard¡¯s Citations for Cases
B. The West Digest System
C. Expanding and Updating on the Internet
Chapter 11 How to Write a Legal Memorandum
A. Why Prepare a Legal Memorandum?
B. How to Prepare a Legal Memorandum
C. Sample Legal Memorandum
Chapter 12 The Legal Research Method: Examples
A. The Facts
B. Classify the Problem
C. Select a Background Resource
D. Use the Legal Index
E. Get an Overview of Your Research Topic
F. Use Shepard¡¯s Citations for Cases
G. Check the Pocket Parts
H. Use Shepard¡¯s and Digests to Find On-Point Cases
I. Summary
J. Constitutional Research
Chapter 13 Legal Research Online
A. What¡¯s Out There ¡ª And What Isn¡¯t
B. How Legal Materials Are Organized on the Internet
C. Searching by Subject Matter Categories on the Internet
D. Key Word Searching on the Internet
E. An Online Search Strategy
Appendix
Appendix A Research Hypotheticals
Appendix B Research Hypotheticals and Memoranda
Appendix C Glossary
Index
Format - book, self study
URL - see above
Resource required: BOOK
Legal Research
How to Find & Understand the Law
by Attorneys Stephen Elias and Susan Levinkind -
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) 1539-4115ISBN 0-87337-919-5
available at Nolo [www.nolo.com]
Tuition - FREE but cost for BOOK
Upon completion - optional: certificate: Certificate of Completion from
Cosmopolitan-University.
Testing -- self testing, book contains exercises
Language (if not English) --
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