Legal Research: How to Find & Understand the Law by Stephen Elias
English | Aug. 2003 | ISBN: 0873379195 | 372 Pages | PDF | 5 MB
English | Aug. 2003 | ISBN: 0873379195 | 372 Pages | PDF | 5 MB
Excellent for anyone searching for information in a real or virtual law library (including paralegals, law students, legal assistants and journalists), Legal Research outlines a systematic method to find answers and get results. In plain, readable English, Attorneys Elias and Levinkind explain, with plenty of examples and instructions, how to: *read and understand statues, regulations and cases *evaluate cases for their value as precedent *use all the basic tools of legal research *practice what you've learned with "hands-on, feet-in" library exercises, as well as hypothetical research problems and solutions This easy-to-use and understand book has been adopted as a text in many law schools and paralegal programs.