Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies (Legal Research and Writing)

For clear and accessible step-by-step instruction on the basics of legal research, instructors can court on this thorough revision of Amy Sloan's popular paperback text. Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies, Second Edition, gives students hands-on experience in legal research and provides an up-to-date, teachable text, especially well suited to a shorter course.In addition to teaching crucial legal skills, the author fosters student confidence through:
- a building-block approach that breaks the material into discrete and comprehensible parts
- self-contained chapters on individual research sources and flexible processes to remain useful regardless of how a particular school teaches legal research
- a comprehensive chapter on electronic research that allows instructors to introduce as much--or as little--of the topic as they choose
- end-of-chapter checklists, clear examples, and summary charts to reinforce learning and facilitate teaching
- helpful graphics--such as sample pages and examples of research sources--throughout the textThe Second Edition responds to both user feedback and developments in the field, with several significant changes:
- completely revised and updated chapter on electronic legal research, reflecting the many developments in this area and featuring new computer screen captures and more on non-Lexis/Westlaw sources, including Loislaw and Findlaw
- expanded information on constructing effective natural language searches, with new coverage of Boolean searches
- updated citation sections now include the Alwd Citation Manual
- a shorter chapter on legislative history
- more information on procedural rules and state statutes
-the Teacher's Manual now explains how to integrate assignments from the Basic Legal Research Workbook by Amy Sloan and Steven Schwinn with the textGive your students the best possible preparation for the research they will be performing throughout their legal careers, with Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies, Second Edition.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-359) and index.