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Legal Research And Legal Concepts: Where Form Molds Substance, Robert C. Berring
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, T. Alper, A. G. Amsterdam, T. E. Edelman, R. Hertz
Introduction, T. Alper, A. G. Amsterdam, T. E. Edelman, R. Hertz
Ty Alper
These analyses, arranged as a mosaic article, emerged from the collaboration of five law students, a practicing lawyer, and two clinical law teachers. In the years since our work began, the students have graduated and are practicing or teaching. We have continued to correspond, exchanging ideas and drafts from time to time, in subgroups or as an ensemble. Although the separate tiles of the mosaic are attributed to the members of the group primarily responsible for crafting them, all parts of the article reflect the work and thinking of the whole group.
Introduction, T. Alper, A. G. Amsterdam, T. E. Edelman, R. Hertz
Introduction, T. Alper, A. G. Amsterdam, T. E. Edelman, R. Hertz
Ty Alper
These analyses, arranged as a mosaic article, emerged from the collaboration of five law students, a practicing lawyer, and two clinical law teachers. In the years since our work began, the students have graduated and are practicing or teaching. We have continued to correspond, exchanging ideas and drafts from time to time, in subgroups or as an ensemble. Although the separate tiles of the mosaic are attributed to the members of the group primarily responsible for crafting them, all parts of the article reflect the work and thinking of the whole group.
Sources Of American Law: An Introduction To Legal Research, Tina M. Brooks, Beau Steenken
Sources Of American Law: An Introduction To Legal Research, Tina M. Brooks, Beau Steenken
Tina M. Brooks
At its most basic definition the practice of law comprises conducting research to find relevant rules of law and then applying those rules to the specific set of circumstances faced by a client. However, in American law, the legal rules to be applied derive from myriad sources, complicating the process and making legal research different from other sorts of research. This text introduces first-year law students to the new kind of research required to study and to practice law. It seeks to demystify the art of legal research by following a “Source and Process” approach. First, the text introduces students …