Researching the Law: Finding What You Need When You Need It

Researching The Law: Finding What You Need When You Need it guides students through a decidedly contemporary approach to legal research. Widely respected author Amy E. Sloan presents legal research as a process of efficiently filtering a vast quantity of available information. Simply put, students learn how to locate and identify the most pertinent and authoritative information available with the greatest possible expedience. Along with complete coverage of fundamental principles Amy E. Sloan brings the process of legal research into focus: Define a research question, Pre-filter content before beginning a search, Search for information using a variety of techniques, Create and use post-search filtering criteria to target the most relevant information, Learn the essential features of important legal authorities, and the research strategies unique to each one, Use flowcharts to plan your research strategy