Finding the law / by Robert C. Berring and Elizabeth A. Edinger.

By:

Berring, Robert C

Contributor(s):

Edinger, Elizabeth A

Material type: Text

TextSeries: American casebook seriesPublication details: St. Paul, Minn. : Thomson/West, c2005.Edition: 12th edDescription: xv, 443 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cmISBN:

0314145796

Subject(s):

Legal research -- United States

DDC classification:

340 BER

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Summary: This text for first year law students teaches the skills needed for conducting legal research. Although it is assumed that the reader will primarily use WESTLAW, LEXIS, and other Internet-based tools, the authors do not neglect the world of books, indexes, and other traditional resources. Sample topics include understanding the components of a court decision, finding cases, and compiling a federal legislative history. The volume concludes with a full-length exercise in legal research using the case of Flambeau v. Honeywell

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This text for first year law students teaches the skills needed for conducting legal research. Although it is assumed that the reader will primarily use WESTLAW, LEXIS, and other Internet-based tools, the authors do not neglect the world of books, indexes, and other traditional resources. Sample topics include understanding the components of a court decision, finding cases, and compiling a federal legislative history. The volume concludes with a full-length exercise in legal research using the case of Flambeau v. Honeywell

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