02778cam a2200325 i 4500 on1513086259 OCoLC 20260623143828.0 251202t20252025ncuab f b 001 0 eng 2025014863 9781531033156 paperback (OCoLC)1513086259 (OCoLC)1521300771 PUCPR eng cicg KF 240 .V53 2025 Voigt, Eric P., author Legal research demystified : a step-by-step approach / Eric P. Voigt. Third edition. Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, 2025. xxi, 324 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The federal and state systems : three branches of government -- Binding and nonbinding legal authorities -- The publication process for cases and the anatomy of a case -- The publication process for statutes and the anatomy of a statutory code -- Step 1 : create a research plan -- Step 2 : research every unfamiliar legal issue with secondary sources -- Step 3 : research cases by topic -- Step 4 : use a reliable citator to find additional relevant cases and to confirm their validity -- Step 5 : perform keyword searches in the relevant caselaw databases -- Step 6 : expand your research within the controlling jurisdiction, if necessary -- Step 7 : research cases from outside the controlling jurisdiction, if necessary -- Step 8 : use a reliable citator to re-confirm the validity of each relevant case -- Step 3 : find all relevant statutes -- Step 4 : Confirm the validity of each relevant statute, determine each statute's effective date, and identify all amendments -- Step 5 : Read all relevant statutes critically -- Step 6 : Research and update administrative regulations and find cases that have interpreted them -- Step 7 : Research cases from the controlling jurisdiction that have interpreted relevant statutes -- Step 8 : Research the legislative history of relevant statutes, if necessary -- Step 9 : Research comparable statutes and cases from other jurisdictions, if necessary -- Step 10 : Use a reliable citator to re-confirm the validity of each relevant authority-- Leveraging Generative AI for Legal Research: A Practical Guide. Legal research United States. Revision of: Voigt, Eric P. Legal research demystified. Second edition. Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, [2022] 9781531021306 (DLC) 2021061469 (OCoLC)1308409093 lcc 6 305257 305257 0 0 lcc 0 0 7 7 4 2025-12-23 Carolina Academic Press 73.80 0 KF 240 .V53 2025 70000000906242 2026-01-29 13:33:00 c. 1 73.80 2025-12-23 6