The Process of Legal Research 8th edition
ISBN:1454805528
ISBN13:9781454805526
Publisher:Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Authors:Christina L. Kunz, Deborah A. Schmedemann, Ann L. Bateson, Ann Bateson, Matthew P. Downs, Sarah Deer, Mehmet Konar-Steenberg, Anthony S. Winer
The Process of Legal Research Description
The Process of Legal Research 8 Edition A time-tested, proven introduction, The Process of Legal Research acquaints students with all of the sources and relevant vocabulary and shows how each source works, how to combine sources into a cohesive research process, and how to resolve legal problems through effective techniques. Extensive illustrations and examples quickly engage students in actual research problems, as the text carefully demonstrates how research and writing are interrelated processes. The authors focus on teaching the best research practices, illustrating how to choose the appropriate source and media for each type of problem. Electronic research is completely integrated into the text. Students are given solid guidance for every type of situation, learning when and how to choose between paper and electronic research, and how the choice among different media can result in different access means, scope, and currency of materials. The Process of Legal Research offers extensive, well-researched problems sets, ideal for large programs that need plenty of exercise options for their students. Pages with problems sets are perforated for easy use.The Eighth Edition finds a sharper focus on the basics, asking and answering the questions, "What are the various forms of legal authority?" and "How does each contribute to resolving a client's legal problem?" A greater emphasis on how to choose the optimal research options for various authorities includes a mix of print and online as well as public and commercial resources. Each chapter includes a table of optimal research options. The Eighth Edition skillfully interweaves smaller employment law problems faced by a firm throughout the text, rather than the single mega-problem of previous editions, and new flow-chart style charts illuminate much of the denser text. Citations are covered in citation boxes, reflecting both the Bluebook and ALWD. In a leaner writing style designed appeal to modern students, the Eighth Edition confronts some of the most current hot topics, such as how people think about research today and what firms find wanting in new lawyers research abilities.Hallmark features:Provides a complete introduction to the process of legal researchthe sources and vocabulary of legal researchhow each source workshow to combine sources into a research processhow to resolve legal problems through effective research techniquesExtensive illustrations and examples of actual research problemsTeaches the best research practiceshow to choose the appropriate source and media for various types of problemsIntegrates electronic researchdiscusses when and how to choose between paper and electronic researchshows how the choice among media results in different access means, scope, and currency of materialsIncludes extensive, well-researched problems sets