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LexisNexis
An online research database that provides access to a comprehensive collection of legal resources, such as case law, statutes, and law reviews for legal research.
Westlaw
Another prominent online legal research service that offers a vast database of legal sources including cases, statutes, and secondary sources like journals and practice guides.
Statutory Research
Involves searching for and interpreting written laws enacted by legislative bodies to establish legal requirements and standards.
Case Law Research
The process of finding and analyzing court opinions to understand how laws are interpreted and applied by the judiciary.
Boolean Searching
Using operators like AND, OR, and NOT to create specific and focused search queries to locate relevant legal information efficiently.
Legislative History Research
The practice of researching the background and development of a statute to understand legislative intent and how a statute came to be.
Historical Legal Research
Investigating the evolution of laws and legal systems over time to better understand current legal principles and their origins.
Shepardizing
A method of legal research used to check the citing references of a case or statute to determine its current validity and interpretive history.
Docket Searching
Researching court filings and docket information to track the progress of a case, the documents filed, and the court's activities regarding the case.
Annotated Codes
Statutory compilations that provide the text of laws and accompanying annotations, including editor's notes, case summaries, and cross-references.
Secondary Sources
Materials like journals, treatises, and commentaries that help interpret, analyze, and evaluate primary legal sources.
Citation Analysis
The evaluation of legal sources by examining their citations to other primary and secondary materials, often to assess authority and relevance.
International Law Research
The process of researching legal principles that govern the conduct of nations, organizations, and individuals across borders.
Legal Dictionaries
Books or online resources providing definitions and explanations of legal terms and concepts to aid understanding and precision in legal research.
Practice Manuals
Guides that provide practical advice, procedures, and forms for legal practitioners in specific fields or jurisdictions.
Legal Blogs and Podcasts
Online platforms and audio programs where legal experts discuss recent developments, offer opinions, and analyze contemporary legal issues.
Legal Encyclopedias
Comprehensive reference works that provide general overviews on a wide range of legal topics and direct researchers to pertinent cases and statutes.
Legal Periodicals
Publications such as law reviews, journals, and newsletters that discuss and analyze current legal issues, typically serving as secondary sources.
Regulatory Research
Research that focuses on administrative rules and orders, typically set by governmental agencies, that have the force of law.
KeyCite
A legal research tool used on Westlaw to check the history and validity of case laws, statutes, regulations, and other legal materials.
Case Briefing
The practice of summarizing a court opinion, noting essential facts, identifying the issue, and articulating the court's reasoning and holding.
Restatements of the Law
Collections of uniform legal principles focused on particular areas of law, aimed at clarifying the common law and its applications.
Digests
Compiled summaries of judicial decisions organized by topic or case name, used to identify relevant case law in a certain legal area.
Treatises
In-depth and scholarly books on specific areas of law, providing detailed explanations, analysis, and references to primary legal sources.
Looseleaf Services
A legal research resource that is regularly updated with new pages or inserts, often focusing on specific areas of law or regulation.
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