About the Book
Legal Research Explained
Deborah E. Bouchoux
2010. Approx. 416 pages. Paperback. ISBN: 978-0-7355-8767-0. Instructor's Manual with Test Bank and PowerPoint slides. (Ancillary materials also included on CD-ROM.)
About the Book
Developed by the author's highly respected Legal Research and Writing for Paralegals, Legal Research Explained, Second Edition, offers accessible, up-to-date coverage deigned specifically for Legal Research courses. Deborah E. Bouchoux's popular building-block approach ensures that all students can master the essential skills of legal research.
The methodical approach of Legal Research Explained features:
- a logical five-part organization
- a complete overview of the research process in legal practice
- examples that illustrate citation form, showing both ALWD and Bluebook formats
- research and review questions
- Internet research exercises that promote quick online research proficiency
- Practice Tips - practical suggestions for the workplace success
- Ethics Alerts
- Help Notes that proved at least one key reference source for the material covered
- sample pages that illustrate the various features of legal research authorities
- new standard research assignments in which students use conventional print volumes from the law library
- all new research and internet exercises in which students access websites currently used in practice
- many new Practice Tips
- timely topical coverage:
- how to use and cite unpublished opinions
- discussion of the dangers of metadata embedded in forms
- how to use the new "Easy Search" feature of Lexis/Nexis
- legal databases available for "apps" on iPhones and similar devices
- discussion of the newly-launched Google Scholar, a free research
tool for finding case law
- up-to-date information on the online Bluebook
- comparing and contrasting cases using Shepard's on LexisNexis and
KeyCite on Westlaw
Class-tested and student-approved, the second edition of Legal Research Explained continues to offer complete, up-to-date, and in-depth coverage of legal research. Deborah E. Bouchoux comes through again with the highly effective building-block approach, illuminating text, and her skillfully crafted pedagogy.
