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Technology Comes To The Courtroom, And . . ., Fredric I. Lederer

Fredric I. Lederer

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The Corpus Juris Civilis: A Guide To Its History And Use, Frederick W. Dingledy

Frederick W. Dingledy

The Corpus Juris Civilis is indispensable for Roman law research. It is a vital pillar of modern law in many European nations, and influential in other countries. Scholars and lawyers still refer to it today. This valuable publication, however, may seem impenetrable at first, and references to it can be hard to decipher or detect. This guide provides a history of the Corpus Juris Civilis and the forms it has taken, states why it is still an important resource today, and offers some tips and tools for research using it.

Medicare And Medicaid: Getting Your Grounding And Staying Up To Date, Frederick W. Dingledy

Frederick W. Dingledy

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A Golden Opportunity: Legal Research Simulation Courses, Leslie A. Street, Shawn G. Nevers

Leslie A. Street

No abstract provided.

Securities Law Research Guide, Adeen Postar

Adeen Postar

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Invisible Adjudication In The U.S. Courts Of Appeals, Michael Kagan, Rebecca Gill, Fatma Marouf

Fatma Marouf

Non-precedent decisions are the norm in federal appellate courts, and are seen by judges as a practical necessity given the size of their dockets. Yet the system has always been plagued by doubts. If only some decisions are designated to be precedents, questions arise about whether courts might be acting arbitrarily in other cases. Such doubts have been overcome in part because nominally unpublished decisions are available through standard legal research databases. This creates the appearance of transparency, mitigating concerns that courts may be acting arbitrarily. But what if this appearance is an illusion? This Article reports empirical data drawn …

Chinese And American Forum On Legal Information And Law Libraries: Highlights From Hangzhou, Ning Han, Evelyn Ma, Wei Luo

Ning Han

The Fifth Biennial Conference of the Chinese and American Forum on Legal Information and Law Libraries (CAFLL) was held in Hangzhou, China, June 1-2, 2017. More than sixty law school deans, law librarians, and law professors from more than fifty law schools in China attended the conference. Overseas attendees included more than twenty-five law librarians and library directors from Germany, Canada, as well as the presidents of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) and International Association of Law Libraries (IALL).

中国法律检索教育新发展, Liying Yu, Ning Han

Ning Han

本文通过问卷调查揭示中国法律检索教学领域的最新状况和发展趋势。该调查是作者2008年调查的继续，以期发现近年来国内该项教学的进展和变化。作者希望以中美法律图书馆员的视角对中国法律检索教学中诸如课程设置、教学方式、学分、考核评估等方面进行具体观察和分析；同时，对法律职业与法律教育者之间的反馈系统、学生对法律检索能力的认知、全国性指导标准等相关方面也有涉及。文章指出，当前，中国法律检索教学局限与机遇并存，特别是伴随信息与数据时代对社会经济文化的全面影响，中国法学教育改革适逢其时，法律检索教育也会不可避免地提到议事日程。而且，作者乐观地认为，中美法律图书馆员在其中的积极与促进作用也是无可替代的。

Bluebook Bootcamp Spring 2017

Khelani Z.A. Clay

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Assessing Academic Law Libraries' Performance And Implementing Change: The Reorganization Of A Law Library, Linda Kawaguchi

Linda Kawaguchi

Finding The Middle Ground In Collection Development: How Academic Law Libraries Can Shape Their Collections In Response To The Call For More Practice-Oriented Legal Education, Leslie A. Street, Amanda M. Runyon

Leslie Street

To examine how academic law libraries can respond to the call for more practice-oriented legal education, the authors compared trends in collection management decisions regarding secondary sources at academic and law firm libraries along with law firm librarians’ perceptions of law school legal research training of new associates.

Legal Research And Legal Concepts: Where Form Molds Substance, Robert C. Berring

Robert Berring

Explores the impact of technological innovations in legal research. Information on the earliest forms of modern legal research materials; Details on the legal literature; Current situation in the field of legal research.

Introduction - Reading Modern Law: Critical Methodologies And Sovereign Formations, Sundhya Pahuja, Ruth Buchanan, Stewart J. Motha

Ruth Buchanan

Reading Modern Law identifies and elaborates upon key critical methodologies for reading and writing about law in modernity. The force of law rests on determinate and localizable authorizations, as well as an expansive capacity to encompass what has not been pre-figured by an order of rules. The key question this dynamic of law raises is how legal forms might be deployed to confront and disrupt injustice. The urgency of this question must not eclipse the care its complexity demands. This book offers a critical methodology for addressing the many challenges thrown up by that question, whilst testifying to its complexity. …

Introduction - Reading Modern Law: Critical Methodologies And Sovereign Formations, Sundhya Pahuja, Ruth Buchanan, Stewart J. Motha

Ruth Buchanan

Reading Modern Law identifies and elaborates upon key critical methodologies for reading and writing about law in modernity. The force of law rests on determinate and localizable authorizations, as well as an expansive capacity to encompass what has not been pre-figured by an order of rules. The key question this dynamic of law raises is how legal forms might be deployed to confront and disrupt injustice. The urgency of this question must not eclipse the care its complexity demands. This book offers a critical methodology for addressing the many challenges thrown up by that question, whilst testifying to its complexity. …

"They're Practically Learning:" Pointers On Practical Legal Research Exams, Steven R. Probst

Steven Probst

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Like Sands Through The Hourglass: How To Develop A Good Legal Research Problem, Susan T. Phillips

Susan T. Phillips

Attorneys have a duty to conduct adequate legal research. Law schools have an obligation to educate students in the standard research techniques. To learn research, students must actually perform research using research problems. Therefore, professors must design appropriate problems for students to learn research skills. The first part of this article discusses the fundamentals of developing a research problem. The second part provides examples of research problems with an explanation of their development.

Like Sands Through The Hourglass: How To Develop A Good Legal Research Problem, Susan T. Phillips

Susan T. Phillips

Attorneys have a duty to conduct adequate legal research. Law schools have an obligation to educate students in the standard research techniques. To learn research, students must actually perform research using research problems. Therefore, professors must design appropriate problems for students to learn research skills. The first part of this article discusses the fundamentals of developing a research problem. The second part provides examples of research problems with an explanation of their development.

Where Do The New Scholars Learn New Scholarship, Franklin E. Zimring

Franklin E. Zimring

As a means of improving the quality of instruction in legal research, it is suggested that would-be teachers (1) undertake a residency of 2 or 3 years to work with a specialist in empirical research, or (2) more practically, be provided released time to gain research skills. (MSE)

Creating A Legal Research Audit: Assessing Competency, Mary Jenkins, Gail A. Partin, Sally Wise

Gail A. Partin

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A Free Online Guide For Researching The Ohio Constitution, Sue M. Altmeyer

Sue M Altmeyer

Attorneys and law students should have knowledge of the Ohio Constitution because it offers another legal grounds for their client's cases, sometimes over and above the rights afforded by the U.S. Constitution. The Ohio Constitution is often in the news, pertaining to recent court cases or proposals to amend the state constitution. Various groups are attempting to amend the Ohio Constitution to, among other things, allow for same-sex marriage, marijuana legalization, and to create an Ohio Voter Bill of Rights. The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library makes a free research guide available for researching the Ohio Constitution: Law and History …

Legal Research: Should Students Learn It Or Wing It, Robert C. Berring, Kathleen Vanden Heuvel

Kathleen Vanden Heuvel

Response to an article by Christopher G. and Jill Robinson Wren entitled 'The teaching of legal research' which appeared in Law Library Journal, 80, 1988, for abstract see 88/5195, and presents a wide-ranging critique of legal research instruction. Argues that the Wrens misinterpreted the writings of Frederick Hicks and the bibliographic method of teaching. Suggestions for an alternative method for teaching legal research in law schools are proposed. 00 Original abstract--amended

There's A Competency For That! Competency Standards For The Successful Researcher., Gail A. Partin, Mary Jenkins

Gail A. Partin

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Introduction To Dodge V. Ford Motor Co.: Primary Source And Commentary Material, Linda Kawaguchi

Linda Kawaguchi

Original documents in historic cases provide a uniquely valuable perspective on the cases themselves and the surrounding circumstances and history that contribute to the development of legal principles.

Understanding that access to historical materials can be difficult, the Chapman Law Review has endeavored to collect source documents regarding the case of Dodge v. Ford Motor Co.

After a short introduction to this compilation, including a discussion of research methodologies, several key historical documents are reproduced and transcribed that we hope will aid future researchers.

A Methodical Approach To Legal Research: The Legal Research Plan, An Essential Tool For Today's Law Student And New Attorney, Caroline L. Osborne

Caroline L. Osborne

This article lays out an approach to teaching legal research through an examination of historical and contemporary approaches to legal research and research instruction. It discusses creating a research plan and reviews the most commonly used legal research texts. It concludes with sample research assignments and assessment tools.

Who's Looking For "Free" Access?: Legal Databases At The Chase Law Library, Jennifer R. Mart-Rice

Jennifer Mart-Rice

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When The Court Has A Party, How Many Friends Show Up - A Note On The Statistical Distribution Of Amicus Brief Filings, Daniel A. Farber

Daniel A Farber

This article examines the statistical distribution of amicus brief filings. The previous research on the distribution of amicus brief filings had examined the patterns of citation frequency in order to test three models. The current study tests these models in the context of amicus brief filings. The two primary results of the current study are presented. First, a power law distribution does provide improved fit over linear regression. Second, amicus brief filings are unrelated to the number of federal appellate citations received by an opinion.

Legal Research: Should Students Learn It Or Wing It, Robert C. Berring, Kathleen Vanden Heuvel

Robert Berring

Response to an article by Christopher G. and Jill Robinson Wren entitled 'The teaching of legal research' which appeared in Law Library Journal, 80, 1988, for abstract see 88/5195, and presents a wide-ranging critique of legal research instruction. Argues that the Wrens misinterpreted the writings of Frederick Hicks and the bibliographic method of teaching. Suggestions for an alternative method for teaching legal research in law schools are proposed. 00 Original abstract--amended

Collapse Of The Structure Of The Legal Research Universe: The Imperative Of Digital Information, Robert C. Berring

Robert Berring

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From Awkward Law Student To Articulate Attorney: Teaching The Oral Research Report, Sarah J. Morath

Sarah J Morath

Busy attorneys want results quickly and in a clear and organized manner. Many prefer associates to report their research results orally in a face-to-face conversation rather than a written memo. In the first year of law school, however, there are not many opportunities for students to practice having conversations about the law in a thoughtful and professional manner. While the Socratic dialogue common in most first year courses challenges students to think on their feet, this method does not teach students how to describe their research path, explain their analysis of a client’s legal issue, or make a recommendation on …

Five Useful Online Resources For Solo Practitioners, Jennifer R. Mart-Rice

Jennifer Mart-Rice

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