Legal Research: How to Find & Understand the LawIf law libraries came with a user manual, this book would be it! Excellent for anyone searching for information in a real or virtual law library, Legal Research outlines a systematic method to find answers and get results. In plain English, the book explains how to: Readers are provided with "hands-on, feet-in" library exercises, as well as hypothetical research problems and solutions. The 10th edition provides up-to-date information on new searching techniques and online searching methods. |
Contents
Getting Some Background Information | 5-1 |
Summaries | 5-12 |
Exercise Two 533 | 5-33 |
Copyright | |
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