Researching Law
To research smarter, start by reading a law review article or treatise to guide your thinking and help identify issues. Next read cases and legislation to confirm your preliminary findings. Use a checklist to assure that you cover all relevant issues. Learn more by using the following resources:
Archives - Internet Archive of books and articles and JD Supra archive of articles published by large law firms.
Articles - Finding Articles, Finding Books, Online Research, Overcoming Obstacles, Searching Blogs, Secondary Sources, Smarter Research, Strategic Researching, Using Treatises
Blogs - Use tools at Google, Justia, and the ABA websites to search blog content for relevant articles and authors. Also see the Library of Congress directory of legal blogs by topic.
Books - Free and Low-Cost Research, Guide to Legal Research, Internet Guide for Legal Researcher, Legal Research in a Nutshell, Legal Researchers Desk Reference, Legal Scholar’s Guidebook, and Mastering Legal Research and Principles of Legal Research
Libraries - LLRX, UC, UCLA, and UW.
Periodicals - , Bar Journals, HeinOnline, Law Reviews, and Google Scholar,
Secondary Sources - SHSU Guide to Secondary Sources.
Research Services - FastCase, FindLaw, InfoSources, Justia, Lexis, LLI, NLRG, and Nolo
Treatises - Harvard Directory of Law Treatises
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