Examples & Explanations for Legal Research in the Digital Age, First Edition

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Authors

DeShayla M Strachan

Series / Examples & Explanations Series

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Book length

148 pages

Publication Date

2025-09-30

Edition

First Edition

Description

Table of contents

Preface

A favorite classroom prep tool of successful students that is often recommended by professors, the Examples & Explanations (E&E) series provides an alternative perspective to help you understand your casebook and in-class lectures. Each E&E offers hypothetical questions complemented by detailed explanations that allow you to test your knowledge of the topics in your courses and compare your own analysis.

Here’s why you need an E&E to help you study throughout the semester:

Clear explanations of each class topic, in a conversational style.
Features hypotheticals similar to those presented in class, with corresponding analysis so you can use them during the semester to test your understanding, and again at exam time to help you review.

In This First Edition:

User friendly language demystifies legal research in the digital age.
Detailed visual references with annotations illustrate how to use different search functions.
Up-to-date demonstrations of how AI is being used to streamline the research process.
Discussion of online research methods and preparing for the new NextGen Bar Exam.
An effective hypothetical summarizes everything for the student by revisiting every step of the online research process.

Table of Contents

Summary of Contents

Contents
About the Author
Preface
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 Online Legal Research and U.S. Legal Systems
Chapter 2 Law Gathering: Primary Sources
Chapter 3 Law Gathering: Secondary Sources
Chapter 4 Plan and Organize Your Research
Chapter 5 Research Engines and New Technology
Chapter 6 Understanding Statutes, Rules, and Regulations
Chapter 7 Using Good Law
Chapter 8 Defining and Refining a Research Question
Chapter 9 Filter and Search
Chapter 10 Putting It All Together
Chapter 11 Looking Ahead
Appendix A Resources
Appendix B Lexis Search Commands and Connectors
Appendix C Westlaw Power Searching and Connectors

Index

Preface

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Product Information

Edition

First Edition

Publication date

2025-09-30

2026

Pages

148

9798892071208

eBook

9798892071222

Audiobook

9798899631825

eBook + Audiobook

9798899633416

Subject

Legal Research