{"product_id":"researching-the-law-finding-what-you-need-when-you-need-it-aspen-coursebook","title":"Researching the Law: Finding What You Need When You Need It (Aspen Coursebook)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Researching the Law: Finding What You Need When You Need It (Aspen Coursebook) (Paperback, 152 pages) – Aspen Publishing, 2020. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eResearching the Law: Finding What You Need When You Need It, Third Edition, 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. Sloan's clear, concise explanations of essential research sources are presented in a context that speaks to the way lawyers do research today, with a flexible approach that works in a rapidly changing research environment. Part I explains how to define a research question; pre-filter content before beginning a search; conduct research using a variety of search techniques; and establish post-search criteria for filtering results. Part II describes essential features of individual sources of authority and search strategies unique to each source. Part III contains research flowcharts to help students plan research strategy for different types of research projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew to the Third Edition: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe material on the weight of court opinions has been redesigned to address jurisdiction before level of court.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe discussion of techniques for drafting effective word searches has been expanded and includes sample searches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew resources for evaluating and updating case research, such as visual mapping technologies and document analysis tools, are included.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessors and students will benefit from:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete coverage of fundamental principles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA book that teaches students how to:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefine a research question\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-filter content before beginning a search\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSearch for information using a variety of techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate and use post-search filtering criteria to target the most relevant information\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn the essential features of important legal authorities, as well as the research strategies unique to each one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse flowcharts to plan research strategy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA concise and practical writing style that appeals to today’s students.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn approach to legal research as a filtering process to identify the most pertinent and authoritative information from vast search results\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eDiverse coverage of online sources, not solely emphasizing only one of the prominent ones\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e  ","brand":"Amy E. Sloan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46071085367530,"sku":"9781543813364","price":32.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/7179LMS7C_L._SY522.jpg?v=1781282550","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/researching-the-law-finding-what-you-need-when-you-need-it-aspen-coursebook","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}