A Methodical Approach to Legal Research: The Legal Research Plan, an Essential Tool for Today’s Law Student and New Attorney
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Published
Publication
Legal Reference Services Quarterly
Year
2013
Citation Information
Caroline L. Osborne, A Methodical Approach to Legal Research: The Legal Research Plan, an Essential Tool for Today’s Law Student and New Attorney, 32 Legal Reference Services Q. 54 (2013), available at https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/conference2012/9.
DOI
10.1080/0270319X.2013.759041
Abstract
This article lays out an approach to teaching legal research through an examination of historical and contemporary approaches to legal research and research instruction. It discusses creating a research plan and reviews the most commonly used legal research texts. It concludes with sample research assignments and assessment tools.
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