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Thorough Academic Legal Research Will Improve Your Papers

Shawn G. Nevers
Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School

Student Lawyer, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 8-9, October 2009

Abstract:
When writing their first academic papers for law school, law students will quickly discover that academic legal research is a bit different than the legal research needed for a motion or a brief. Written for Student Lawyer Magazine, this column discusses some of the helpful tools and techniques used in academic legal research. Topics discussed include the use of law librarians, finding a topic, the literature review, interdisciplinary research, and fifty-state surveys.

Keywords: legal research, academic legal research, research papers, law librarians

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Date posted: October 23, 2009 ; Last revised: October 23, 2009

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Nevers, Shawn G. , Thorough Academic Legal Research Will Improve Your Papers (October 22, 2009). Student Lawyer, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 8-9, October 2009. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1492774

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Shawn G. Nevers (Contact Author)

Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School ( email )

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Brigham Young University
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United States