| Legal Research: How to Find and Understand the Law (Legal Research) |  | Authors: Stephen Elias, Susan Levinkind
Publisher: Nolo
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 3845035
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3rd Natl
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Pages: 1
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Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0873371445
Dewey Decimal Number: 349.73072
EAN: 9780873371445
ASIN: 0873371445
Publication Date: April 1992
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Amazon.com Review
If you take it step by step, the United States legal system is not nearly as intimidating as it is reputed to be. With a little expert guidance from a couple of attorneys (Stephen Elias and Susan Levinkind), you can learn what's in a law library and how to use it, how to seek and understand statutes, regulations, and cases, how to explore online resources, practice your legal skills in the library, and even write a reputable legal memorandum. It's not as easy nor as immediately gratifying as buying an ice-cream cone, but with a modicum of patience, dedication and average smarts, you can research and understand the law without years of legal training and without emptying your bank account onto some lawyer's shiny desk. The text is approachable and easy to read. The authors' sensible approach takes the fear out of entering a law library, reassuring you that you needn't be a lawyer to be there and that the librarians are generally eager to please. By helping you formulate your legal questions (is the issue federal or state, civil or criminal, procedural or substantive?), narrowing your focus through legal indexes, and pursuing the appropriate resources, statutory laws, and relevant cases, the authors bring clarity and structure to the task. Nolo Press is famous for stripping the law of its daunting armor and making it accessible to the interested layperson. This guide to legal research is up to the usual high Nolo Press standards. It's a great boon to those who want to check out the law for themselves. --Stephanie Gold
Product Description
This book shows step by step how to conduct legal research. This new fifth edition has been expanded throughout to provide information on conducting specific legal inquiries on the Internet, including how to find recent statutes. It also contains newly revised examples, instructions, library exercises and research problems. Adopted as a text for law students and paralegals.
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 Going to Court? April 10, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Legal information can seem confusing to the common person which is why this book was written. You need to understand how to find laws, regulations and court cases (if you are representing yourself in court). This is great even if you d not go to court because it makes you a smarter more diverse individual.
This book gives you a straight forward resource on how to find the laws and regulations, how to read the citations, and how to use the law library. It is good for lawyers, judges, paralegals or the layman. It is packed with tons of useful information.
I recommend it to everyone who has to decide if things are legal or not.
Footnote: Nolo press is the best company that produces law books for the common person. They are always easy to read and pact with good advice.
Enjoy
Excellent and necessary book November 24, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is an excellent and necessary legal research book for all paralegals,law students and legal researchers.
The hypotheticals and research questions with detailed answers alone make it a must have volume. The authors skillfully guide the student through the legal research process with these problems and answers.This is the most valuable legal research book in my personal library. Highly recommended.
Book Review May 21, 2007
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I find this book to be a great resource for non-lawyers. As adjunct faculty at a community college, I use it to supplement the course text for my Legal Research & Writing Course for Paralegals. Well worth the purchase, and a great value!
Legal Research: How To Find & Understand The Law March 4, 2006
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
Awesome! Very thorough and easy to understand.
The very best! May 18, 2004
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
I am a legal assistant and I use this book constantly! It gives you great strategies to work more efficiently while getting better results. I had no idea how many legal resources there are online! This book tells you which sites are the most reliable and easy to use. It also demystifies annotated legal codes, case digests, state reports and many other research tools. But most importantly it is extremeley well organized and easy to use. I wish that I had discovered this book when I was a student!
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