The a game plan for legal research and analysis Wren, Christopher G. 1950- creator Wren, Jill Robinson 1954- text bibliography wiu Madison, WI Legal Education Pub. [1999] 1999 2nd ed. monographic eng

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xiv, 242 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. pt. I. Background: understanding the tools. Before you start: sources of the law -- About citations -- Gathering and analyzing your facts, and identifying and organizing the legal issues -- pt. II. Doing legal research. Step one: finding the law -- Step two: reading the law -- Step three: updating the law -- How to take effective notes -- When to stop -- pt. III. Appendices. Computerized legal research -- Other research sources -- Overview of civil procedure -- Case headnotes and the digesting system -- Briefing a case: Brown v. Board of Education and sample brief -- Answers to Shepardizing exercises -- Alphabetical listing of case digest topics (West Publishing Company) -- Subject matter listing of case digest topics (West Publishing Company) -- Titles in the United States Code -- Titles in the Code of Federal Regulations -- Researching legislative history -- Definitions of terms frequently encountered in legal research -- Translations of foreign words and maxims frequently encountered in legal research. Christopher G. Wren, Jill Robinson Wren. Originally published: 2nd ed. Madison, Wis. : Adams & Ambrose Pub., 1988, 1986. Includes bibliographical references and index. Legal research United States Legal research United States KF 240 .W7 1999 340/.07/2073 KB15 W945l 1999 1578620295 9781578620296 99014787 PUCPR 990310 20180529143650.0 ocm40964723 eng