The Process of Legal Research - Softcover

Kunz, Christina L.; Schmedemann, Deborah A.; Bateson, Ann; Downs, Matthew; Konar-steenberg, Mehmet

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9780735569775: The Process of Legal Research

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ISBN 10: 0735569770 ISBN 13: 9780735569775

Publisher: Aspen Law & Business, 2008

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Paperback. Pub Date: 07 2008 Pages: 500 Publisher:-ASPEN With a proven-effective process The process approach that has made this book a continual best seller. The Process of Legal Research. Seventh Edition offers comprehensive Coverage in a format that is pedagogically rich. meaningfully organized. and surprisingly concise.Contents: Unit I: Overview Chapter 1. The Lay of the Land: The Importance of Legal Research. Legal Authorities. and Research Media Chapter 2. From Curiosity to Closure: Eight Cognitive Tasks Unit II: Secondary Sources Chapter 3. Encyclopedias Chapter 4. Treatises Chapter 5. Legal Periodicals Chapter 6. ALR Annotations Chapter 7. Restatements Chapter 8. Additional Secondary Sources and Strategy Unit III: Case Law Chapter 9. Reporters. Digests. and Their Alternatives Chapter 10. Case Citators Unit IV: Enacted Law Chapter 11. Codes and Session Laws Chapter 12...

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This introduction to the process of legal research acquaints students with how legal authorities are created, why they are important, and how to research them efficiently. Kunz (law, William Mitchell College of Law) provides extensive illustrations and examples of research problems, including an ongoing example that offers a preview of the realitie

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