Bouchoux, Deborah E., 1950-

Legal research explained / Deborah E. Bouchoux, Esq., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. - Fifth edition. - xxxii, 412 pages ; 26 cm

Includes index.

Finding the law and introduction to legal research -- The federal and state court systems -- Statutory law -- Case law and judicial opinions -- Locating cases through digests and annotated law reports -- Secondary authorities -- Special research issues -- The digital library : Lexis advance, Westlaw, and other nonprint research tools -- E-Research : legal research using the internet -- Legal citation form -- Updating and validating your research -- Overview of the research process.

9781543801644 (pbk)


Legal research--United States.
Legal assistants--Handbooks, manuals, etc.--United States


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