Legal Research Explained

<p> Instructors who are looking for a clear and concise text introducing students to the basic methods of legal research will welcome <b>Legal Research Explained</b> . Based upon the legal research section of Bouchoux’s highly successful <i> Legal Research and Writing for Paralegals</i>, the material in this text has been modified, condensed and updated to fit courses covering only legal research. </p><p><b>This engaging text helps students develop both knowledge and confidence:</b></p><p>• using a <b>building-block approach</b>, which is instrumental in ensuring that students master the critical skills of legal research, Bouchoux discusses conventional print legal research sources before computer-assisted and electronic sources. Similarly, primary authorities are discussed before secondary authorities and statutes are covered before cases, because this is the order in which it happens in practice </p><p>• <b>divided into five sections</b>: 1) conducting legal research using primary authorities; 2) conducting legal research using secondary authorities and other research aids; 3) computer-assisted legal research and the Internet; 4) legal citation form and validating authorities; and 5) “putting it all together” and providing a final overview of the legal research process </p><p>• Text includes: </p><p style="margin-left:20.0;" left="20.0"> o <b>examples of citation form</b> (in both ALWD and Bluebook format) </p><p style="margin-left:20.0;" left="20.0"> o <b>questions relating to the materials discussed in each chapter</b> and requiring students to use pertinent sources to locate the answers to those questions </p><p style="margin-left:20.0;" left="20.0"> o <b>section at the end of each chapter requiring students to access the Internet to locate answers to questions</b> so that students become proficient in quickly locating the types of information an employer will require them to retrieve, such as local court rules </p><p style="margin-left:20.0;" left="20.0"> o <b>Practice Tips</b> in each chapter, offering realistic and helpful suggestions for workplace success </p><p>• <b>up-to-date sample pages</b> in each chapter illustrate the features of various legal research authorities. </p><p><b>The book is part of a comprehensive instructional package that includes PowerPoint slides and an extensive Instructor’s Manual featuring:</b></p><p>• sample <b>syllabi</b></p><p>• <b>information on teaching strategies</b></p><p>• chapter-by-chapter <b>resource information </b></p><p>• <b>answer keys</b> for all discussion questions and Internet assignments </p><p>• detailed <b>suggestions for additional assignments</b></p><p>• a <b>Test Bank</b> of exam questions </p><p> Professors in search of a text that applies a building-block approach to developing a firm foundation for legal research are sure to be delighted with Bouchoux’s new book;<b> Legal Research Explained</b>. In addition to providing students with the skills and resources that they will need as they progress professionally, instructors are also provided with a comprehensive educational package to aid in the effort to impart a complete understanding of the fundamentals of legal research. </p><p> An author website to support classroom instruction using this title is available at <a href="http://www.aspenlawschool.com/bouchoux_explained " target="_blank"> http://www.aspenlawschool.com/bouchoux_explained</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>