Legal Research and Writing

Also available in print.

The Importance of Legal Research -- Step-By-Step Legal Research Process -- Use Commentary to Define and Understand the Issues -- Guidelines for Online Research -- Researching Canadian Federal and Provincial Legislation -- Searching Canadian Case Law -- Restate the Issues and Refine Your Strategy -- Review and Assess the Case Law -- Stare Decisis and Techniques of Legal Reasoning and Legal Argument -- If You Get Stuck -- When to Stop -- Preparing a Legal Memorandum -- Legal Citation -- Appendix 1: Sample Memorandum of Law -- Appendix 2: Suggested Textbooks -- Appendix 3: Glossary.

Legal Research and Writing, Third Edition seeks to explain the practical skills needed for print and online legal research and for legal writing. It provides a current and comprehensive look at the topic, consolidating information on legal research and writing into one handy, easy-to-use resource.

The author provides readers with practical commentary on effective legal research in the context of the complete legal problem solving process, and offer a structured framework to efficiently navigate paper-based resources and online databases.

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Chapters include: The basics of legal research -- Statutes -- Regulations -- Cases -- Analyzing a fact situation -- Preparing for and performing research -- Print research sources -- Online research sources -- Online searches -- Legal encyclopedias : print -- Legal encyclopedias : online -- Finding and updating statutes and regulations -- Finding and updating cases -- A sample research problem : from start to finish -- Legal writing. This is a print book.

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