Legal Research: A Guide to Online Tutorials for First Year Law Students
Legal Reference Services Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 2/3, pp. 153-167
Posted: 8 Apr 2009
Date Written: April 5, 2006
Abstract
This article is a guide to the many legal research tutorials available online. Tutorials that have been selected for inclusion in this guide are recommended as relevant and useful, especially for first year law students. The tutorials cover legal research in secondary sources, case law (including citators), statutes/legislation, topical or area of law, and search strategies/skills. The sources of the tutorials included in this guide are CALI, Westlaw, and LexisNexis.
Keywords: computer assisted legal research, online legal research tutorials, legal research instruction
JEL Classification: K00
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