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Research Strategies: Creating Effective Methods for Legal Research

Learn how to create research strategies, including formulating a vocabulary list, consulting primary and secondary sources, and updating and validating results. Keep detailed notes for better organization and verification.

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Research Strategies: Creating Effective Methods for Legal Research

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  1. CHAPTER 12 How to Create Research Strategies

  2. The BluebookRule 5.2 - Brackets • When changing from upper to lower case and vise versa • When substituting letters • When substituting words • When using inserted materials

  3. The BluebookRule 5.2 • Use [sic] to indicate a significant error in the original quote • When used, [sic] is placed directly following the mistake

  4. Formulate a Research Strategy • Create a vocabulary list • Factual terms • Legal terms • Consult a legal dictionary and thesaurus • Determine the primary and secondary sources to review • Consult the primary and secondary source indexes • Revise vocabulary list if necessary

  5. Where to Begin SearchPrimary Sources • Use first when you are familiar with the area of law and familiar with the vocabulary • Primary sources include: • Constitutions • Cases • Statutes • Administrative regulations

  6. Where to Begin SearchSecondary Sources • Use first when you are unfamiliar with the area of law and unfamiliar with the vocabulary • Secondary sources include: • Legal Dictionaries and Legal Thesaurus • Legal Encyclopedias • Treatises, Hornbooks, and Nutshells • Looseleaf Services • Digests

  7. Updating and Validating Results • Use Shepard’s for cases and statutes cited • Use Auto-Cite and/or KeyCite when available

  8. Always Keep Detailed Notes of All Research Done • Allows you to verify your work • Allows you to easily find cites and quotes which are incomplete • Allows for better organization

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