Legal Research Treatises

The legal research process and primary and secondary sources are outlined as usual. Hypothetical research problem is provided in last chapter.

Introductory overview of the research process and the essential sources of American law, including primary and secondary material. The author presents both print and electronic sources. Appendixes include sources for state appellate court cases, state resarch guides and topical looseleaf and electronic services. Legal Research in a Nutshell is also available online via West Academic Study Aids.

This treatise focuses on the court system, primary and secondary sources, then outlines the legal writing process. There are research assignments throughout the volume.

After discussing the legal research process, this classic book details court reports, the national reporter system, federal legislation and secondary sources in depth. There are also chapters on international legal research, legal research in the United Kingdom, and federal tax research.

This is the successor to the classic legal research text How to Find the Law. It covers the traditional American legal research subjects (researching law created by each branch of government) as well as International Law and the law of foreign countries. An appendix lists the leading treatises by subject. Principles of Legal Research is also available online via West Academic Study Aids.

Hazelton identifies unique sources for legal research in specialized areas of law, such as environmental law, military law, banking law, tax and other specialities.

Instead of focusing on the sources of the law, this book provides a concise guide to the process of legal research: finding the law, reading the law and updating the law. Wren & Wren do provide a lengthy discussion of researching legislative history in one of their appendices.