Lessons by Subject Outline - Legal Research and Writing

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Subject Outline

• Casebook: Sources of American Law: An Introduction to Legal Research, By Steenken & Brooks (2019)
   
• Research Technique - Broad Skills
  • Introductory
    • Where Does Law Come From? (LCS04)
    • Legal Research 101: The Tools of the Trade (LWR08)
    • Legal Research Methodology (LWR07)
    • Anatomy of a Case (LR47)
    • Introduction to Search Logic and Strategies (LR59)
    • Hold 'em, Fold 'em, Walk Away or Run: When to Stop the Search (LWR31)
    • Cost of Legal Research (LR49)
    • The Legal Research Game: Fee or Free Edition (LR58)
    • Internet Legal Resources - Free Resources (LR18)
    • Evaluating Web Sites (LWR39)
    • Social Media Research Tools and Ethics (LCS09)
  • Advanced
    • Decision Point: State or Federal? (LWR13)
    • Preemption Checking (LR102)
       
• Primary Resources
  • Introductory
    • Introduction to State and Federal Statutes (LWR15)
    • Forms of Federal Statutory Publication (LWR30)
    • Codification (LWR16)
    • Finding Statutes (LR23)
    • Updating Federal and State Statutes (LWR24)
    • Statutory Interpretation (LCS03)
    • Anatomy of a Case (LR47)
    • How to Find Case Law Using the Digests (LWR29)
    • Updating/Validating Case Law Using Citators (LWR36)
    • Introduction and Sources of Authority for Administrative Law (LWR33)
    • How to Research American Constitutional Law (LR113)
  • Advanced
    • How to Research Federal Legislative History (LWR14)
    • Federal Legislative History Research - Compiled Legislative History (LR41)
    • Reading Legislative History (LR137)
    • Researching Federal Administrative Regulations (LWR06)
    • Rulemaking: Federal Register and CFR (LWR19)
    • Researching Federal Executive Orders (LWR22)
    • Government Documents (LR96)
    • How to Research American Constitutional Law (LR113)
    • U.S. Treaty Research (LR55)
    • Indian (Native American) Treaties (LR115)
       
• Secondary Resources - General
  • Introductory
    • Introduction to Secondary Resources (LWR35)
    • Legal Encyclopedias (LWR40)
    • American Law Reports (LWR21)
    • Periodicals and Periodical Indexes (LWR34)
    • Subject Specific Treatises (LR105)
    • Using Citators as Finding Tools (LR104)
    • Using the Restatements of the Law (LWR38)
    • How to Research American Constitutional Law (LR113)
  • Advanced
    • How to Research Federal Legislative History (LWR14)
    • Federal Legislative History Research - Compiled Legislative History (LR41)
    • Reading Legislative History (LR137)
    • Researching Uniform and Model Laws (LWR25)
    • Agency Decisions and Orders (LR57)
    • Internal Agency Materials (LR50)
    • Secondary Sources: Practice Centers - The Evolution from Print Looseleaf to Practice Center (LR155)
       
• Secondary Resources - Specific Topics
  • Current Awareness and Alerting Services (LR94)
  • Preparing for Trial (LR118)
  • Bringing it to the Jury and Beyond (LR123)
  • Researching and Working with Procedural Forms (LR107)
  • Researching and Working with Transactional Forms (LR103)
  • Attorney General Materials (LR44)
  • Non Legal Resource: Online News Sources (LR45)
  • Company Research (LWR17)
  • Consumer Law Research (LR111)
  • Copyright and Trademark Legal Research (LR51)
  • How to Research U.S. Patent Law (LR141)
  • Federal Tax Research (LR60)
  • Healthcare Law Research: An Introduction (LR134)
  • Medical Research For Attorneys (LR68)
  • Researching Social Security Disability Law (LR136)
  • Researching Legal Ethics (LR43)
  • Researching U.S. Immigration Law (LR53)
  • Researching Judges (LCS12)
     
• Free and Low-Cost Resources
  • Cost of Legal Research (LR49)
  • The Legal Research Game: Fee or Free Edition (LR58)
  • Evaluating Web Sites (LWR39)
  • Internet Legal Resources - Free Resources (LR18)
     
• Non-US Jurisdictions
  • Introduction to Foreign Legal Research (LWR32)
  • How to Research Foreign Constitutions (LR116)
  • Researching Foreign Customary Law (LR148)
  • Researching Historical Sources of the Civil Law (LR144)
  • Supranational Organizations: The European Union (LR89)
  • U.S. Treaty Research (LR55)
  • Customary International Law (LR56)
  • Finding International Court of Justice Opinions (LR66)
  • United Nations Research (LR65)
  • Intergovernmental Organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LR80)
  • Regional International Organizations (LR90)
  • Tribunals and Truth Commissions (LR83)
  • Introduction to Human Rights Research (LR76)
  • Private International Law Research (LR77)
  • Researching International Environmental Law (LR72)
     
• State Legal Research
  • Alabama
    • Alabama Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR143)
    • Alabama Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR154)
  • Alaska
    • Alaska Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR151)
  • Arizona
    • Arizona Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR48)
    • Arizona Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR74)
  • Arkansas
    • Arkansas Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR98)
    • Secondary resources
  • California
    • California Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR88)
    • California Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR82)
    • California Style Manual (LR75)
    • California Legal Research: Ballot Measures (LR99)
  • Colorado
    • Colorado Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR81)
    • Colorado Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR92)
  • Connecticut
    • Connecticut Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR146)
    • Secondary resources
  • Delaware
    • Delaware Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR159)
    • Delaware Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR152)
  • District of Columbia
    • District of Columbia Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR62)
    • District of Columbia Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR160)
  • Florida
    • Florida Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR86)
    • Florida Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR85)
    • Florida Legal Research: Uniform Citation System (LWR65)
  • Georgia
    • Georgia Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR42) 
    • Georgia Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR64)
  • Hawaii
    • Primary & secondary resources - in progress
  • Idaho
    • Idaho Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR150)
  • Illinois
    • Primary resources - in progress
    • Illinois Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR119)
  • Indiana
    • Indiana Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR91)
    • Indiana Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR140)
  • Iowa
    • Iowa Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR108)
    • ​Iowa Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR109)
  • Kansas
    • Primary & secondary resources - in progress
  • Kentucky
    • Kentucky Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR93)
  • Louisiana
    • Louisiana Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR84)
    • Louisiana Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR95)
  • Maine
    • Primary resources - in progress 
    • Secondary resources - in progress
  • Maryland
    • Maryland Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR46)
    • Maryland Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR138)
  • Massachusetts
    • Massachusetts Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR110)
    • Massachusetts Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR132)
  • Michigan
    • Michigan Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR106)
    • Michigan Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR165)
  • Minnesota
    • Minnesota Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR114)
    • Minnesota Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR127)
  • Mississippi
    • Mississippi Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR135)
    • Mississippi Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR133)
  • Missouri
    • Missouri Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR131)
    • Secondary resources
  • Montana
    • Montana Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR162)
  • Nebraska
    • Nebraska Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR69)
    • Nebraska Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR147)
  • Nevada
    • Nevada Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR61)
  • ​New Hampshire
    • New Hampshire Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR157)
  • New Jersey
    • New Jersey Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR128)
    • New Jersey Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR164)
  • New Mexico
    • New Mexico Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR163)
  • New York
    • New York Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR67)
    • Secondary resources - in progress 
  • North Carolina
    • North Carolina Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR120)
    • ​North Carolina Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR122)
  • North Dakota
    • North Dakota Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR153)
  • Ohio
    • Ohio Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR78)
    • Ohio Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR100)
    • Ohio Legal Research: Citation Manual (LWR64)
  • Oklahoma
    • Oklahoma Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR139)
    • Oklahoma Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR121)
  • Oregon
    • Oregon Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR156)
  • Pennsylvania
    • Pennsylvania Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR54)
    • Pennsylvania Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR70)
  • Rhode Island
    • Primary & secondary resources - in progress
  • South Carolina
    • South Carolina Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR97)
    • South Carolina Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR149)
  • South Dakota
    • South Dakota Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR158)
  • Tennessee
    • Tennessee Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR126)
    • Tennessee Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR124)
  • Texas
    • Texas Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR112)
    • Texas Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR142)
  • Utah
    • Utah Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR87)/li>
  • Vermont
    • Primary & secondary resources - in progress
  • Virginia
    • Virginia Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR129)
    • Virginia Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR145)
  • Washington
    • Washington State Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR71)
    • Washington State Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR117)
  • West Virginia 
    • Primary & secondary resources - in progress
  • Wisconsin
    • Wisconsin Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR130)
    • Secondary resources
  • Wyoming
    • Wyoming Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR73)
       
• Canadian Law
  • Researching Canadian Law: Federal Statute Approach (LWR11)
  • Researching Canadian Law: Case Approach (LWR12)
     
• Legal Writing & Analysis
  • Grammar
    • Punctuation and Grammar basics
      • Punctuation and Grammar Basics for Law Students (LWR26)
    • Punctuation and Grammar advanced
      • Punctuation and Grammar: Advanced (LWR52)
  • Writing
    • IRAC
      • Learning Legal Analysis Through Its Components: Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion—IRAC (LWR02)
      • IRAC (LSS01)
    • Conclusion, Rule, Analysis, Application, Conclusion
    • Writing Memoranda
      • Issue Statements
        • Issue Statements for Memos and Briefs (LWR28)
      • Fact Statements
        • Stating Facts: Objective and Persuasive Approaches (LWR27)
      • Application of Facts to Rules
        • Statutory Interpretation (LCS03)
      • Ethical Issues 
        • Ethical Considerations for Legal Memo Writing (LWR41)
        • Appellate Briefs: Ethical and Professional Considerations (LWR42)
        • Email Correspondence: Ethical and Professional Considerations (LWR43)
        • Client Advice Letters - Ethical and Professional Considerations (LWR44)
    • Writing a Brief
      • How to Brief a Case (LWR09)
      • Case Briefing (LSS13) 
    • Persuasive Writing
    • Writing Exams - See also the Law School Success lessons
      • Top 10 Tips for Successfully Writing a Law School Essay - Podcast (LCS06P)
    • Drafting Contracts
      • Drafting Contracts Using 'Shall', 'May' and 'Must' (LWR05)
      • Drafting with 'And' and 'Or' (LWR04)
      • Drafting a Contract: The Sale of Goods (CON04)
    • Notes, Comments, Seminar Papers and Articles
      • Preemption Checking (LR102)
    • Federal and State Specific Citation Guides
      • Citation Form for Briefs and Legal Memoranda (LWR01)
      • California Style Manual (LR75)
      • Florida Legal Research: Uniform Citation System (LWR65)
      • Ohio Legal Research: Citation Manual (LWR64)
    • Plagiarism (see also Ethical Issues)
      • Plagiarism in an Online World - Keeping Out of Trouble (LWR63)