Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies [Connected Casebook] (Aspen Coursebook)

Amy E. Sloan

ISBN 10: 145485040X / ISBN 13: 9781454850403

Published by Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 2015

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Seller Inventory # 145485040X-3-31695919

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies [Connected Casebook] (Aspen Coursebook)
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 145485040X
• ISBN 13: 9781454850403
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 24 ounces

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Synopsis

Buy a new version of this Connected Casebook and receive ACCESS to the online e-book, practice questions from your favorite study aids, and an outline tool on CasebookConnect, the all in one learning solution for law school students. CasebookConnect offers you what you need most to be successful in your law school classes – portability, meaningful feedback, and greater efficiency.

This best-selling coursebook on legal research is known for its clear, step-by-step instruction in the basics. Using a building-block approach,Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies, Sixth Editionbreaks material into discrete, readily comprehensible parts. Self-contained chapters on sources make the book flexible for any type of legal research course. Useful pedagogy throughout the text includes end-of-chapter checklists, clear examples, and summary charts. Helpful sample pages and examples of research sources guide students through the presentation, and an accompanying workbook provides exercises to test comprehension.

Key Features of the Sixth Edition:

• Updated sample pages, screen shots, and references to research sources
• Completely revised material throughout, providing thorough instruction in the features and use of the main research platforms. Its updated coverage includesWestlawNext, Lexis Advance, and Bloomberg Law.
• More emphasis on state statutory research

CasebookConnect features:

ONLINE E-BOOK

Law school comes with a lot of reading, so access your enhanced e-book anytime, anywhere to keep up with your coursework. Highlight, take notes in the margins, and search the full text to quickly find coverage of legal topics.

PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Quiz yourself before class and prep for your exam in the Study Center. Practice questions from Examples & Explanations, Emanuel Law Outlines, Emanuel Law in a Flash flashcards, and other best-selling study aid series help you study for exams while tracking your strengths and weaknesses to help optimize your study time.

OUTLINE TOOL

Most professors will tell you that starting your outline early is key to being successful in your law school classes. The Outline Tool automatically populates your notes and highlights from the e-book into an editable format to accelerate your outline creation and increase study time later in the semester.