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INTRODUCTION
This exercise is primarily designed to help you become familiar with the layout of the online legal research sources and your local law library. Don't feel like you need to take notes from the cases or research within them at this time. Just find them, look through a few pages, and move on. Altogether, this exercise should take 15 or 20 minutes for each. Don't forget to keep track of your Billable Hours!
Note: This image is just a sample of a law library layout and not specific to the one you will visit.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A TIME SHEET that automatically adds up your billable hours. You should keep track of any research or writing you perform on behalf of your client, including training exercises and assignments in this program.
Finding a Law Library . . .
Need help locating a law library? Select the link below. These Facebook pages provide information about dozens of law libraries, including hours, location, availability to the public, and links to the library's Website . Simply click on the Info link on the left column of the Facebook page when it opens.
CLICK HERE FOR LINKS TO LAW LIBRARIES ON FACEBOOK
Lecture Notes . . .
YOUR FIRST LAW BOOKS The books you will be researching in depth later in this chapter are Am. Jur. 2d, C.J.S., and American Law Reports. Click on the links below to get a preview. As you view them, though, notice the structure of the pages.
Can you tell which of the two are encyclopedias just from their structure? (The two that have almost identical layouts are the encyclopedias.)
In legal research, form follows function. If you understand the form, you will soon understand the function.
Commonly Asked Questions . . .
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