FINDING THE LAW, Berring & Edinger, 12th ed., Chapter 1, The
Context of Legal Research,1-16.
Mark
Herrmann, This is What I'm Thinking: A Dialogue Between Partner
& Associate... From the Partner, 25 No. 1 Litigation
8 (1998). WestlawLexis
From the Associate, 25 No. 1 Litigation 9 (1998) WestlawLexis
Mark Herrmann has included his article in a short book for new
lawyers, The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law, Chicago,
IL: ABA Publishing (2006). It covers such additional useful topics
as How to Write and Seven Hours Locked in a Room.
I've put a copy on course reserve at the Circulation Desk in the
Library. The book provides both very useful advice and
some comic relief.
Hour
1: Developing strategies for research
problems: fact analysis, legal universe, jurisdiction, steps in
researching, cost, time, and outcome desired
FINDING
THE LAW, Berring & Edinger, 12th ed., Chapter 11, Research Strategies,
327-337.
Carolyn
P. Ahearn, The Right Way to Research, Legal Times,
Sept. 29, 2003, at 30. Westlaw
ONLINE
LEGAL RESEARCH:A GUIDE TO LEGAL RESEARCH SERVICES AND OTHER INTERNET
TOOLS, Stacy L. Gordon, 2003
Chapter
1, The Basics of Online Legal Research (1-10).
Hour
1: Review of case publication. On line searching techniques for Westlaw and
Lexis, and free or inexpensive databases (Findlaw,
LexisOne, Jurisearch, Loislaw, state and federal databases).
6."Unpublished"
Cases & Depublication in California | Current Awareness
| Law Reviews & Indexes
First
Assignment Due TODAY in class.
Hour
1:"Unpublished," depublished,
and partially published cases | Current Awareness
Assigned
Reading:
Sarah E. Ricks, The Perils of Unpublished Non-precedential Federal Appellate Opinions:
A Case Study of the Substantive Due Process State-created Danger Doctrine in One Court, 81 Wash. L. Rev. 217 (2006) Westlaw, Lexis
William
R. Mills, The Shape of the Universe: The Impact of Unpublished
Opinions on the Process of Legal Research, 19 N.Y.L. Sch. J. Hum. Rts. 59
(2003). Westlaw, Lexis.
BNA
Family Law Reporter
The current guide to federal and state cases, legislation, trends,
and issues in Family Law. Includes court cases, legislative and
regulatory news, and other developments in key areas of family law.
Covers state and federal issues. Published weekly every Tuesday.
CCH
Human Resources is a research portal to CCH publications on
Labor and Employment Law, Human Resources Management, Health Care
Compliance, Food and Drug Law, Pensions, Benefits, Payroll, Safety/OSHA,
and Global Employment Law.
Free
BNA Current
Awareness Alerts on corporate law and business; employment and
labor law; environment, health & safety; health care services;
human resources; intellectual property; and litigation.
The
Tax
Policy Center is a joint venture of the Urban Institute and
the Brookings Institution. It researches pending tax issues, and
will e-mail its newsletter on request.
Blogs:
The
UCL Practitioner: A blog about California Business & Professions
Code 17200 et seq.
The
Ninth Circuit Blog: A blog for criminal defense attorneys practicing
in the Ninth Circuit.
The 10b-5 Daily:
A blog for news and events about securities class action litigation.
SCOTUSblog:
A blog discussing recent developments in Supreme Court jurisprudence.
FUNDAMENTALS OF LEGAL RESEARCH, Mersky & Dunn, 8th ed., 2002,
Chapter 16 (350-362).
Any additional pages mentioned in your assignment will be on course
reserve at the Circulation Desk in the First Floor Library.
Capitol
Spotlight: Congressional Quarterly & C-Span bring you daily
stories about legislation and news on Capitol Hill. You can sign
up for e-mail
updates
CapitolHearings.org is C-Span's website linking you to real time Congressional hearings.
CQ Today is fee-based full service daily reportage on Congressional
news. Westlaw
Say
What You Mean and Mean What You Say: The Resurrection of Plain Meaning
in California Courts, Russell Holder, 30 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 569
(1996-1997). WestlawLexis
The Seattle Public Library hosts Municipal Codes Online, a page of links to free, searchable city and county codes, organized by state.
California Local Codes And Charters at the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies Library: The IGS Library maintains a large depository collection of local ordinance codes and charters issued by California cities and counties. Their website includes a list of currently available codes and charters issued in loose-leaf format; links are provided to electronic editions, when available.
Comparative State Law
Subject
Compilations of State Laws. Cheryl Rae Nyberg, editor.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1981- current. LOCATION:
Reference Desk KF1 .N93.
The
Impact of the Internet and Other Electronic Sources on an Attorney's
Duty of Competence Under the Rules of Professional Conduct, Michael
Whiteman, 11 Alb. L. J. Sci. & Tech. 89 (2000). LexisWestlaw
The
Perils of Online Legal Research: A Caveat for Diligent Counsel,
29 Am. J. Trial Advoc. 81 (2005). Westlaw
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