Taming Legal Information Overload

Student Lawyer, Vol. 42, No. 8, pp. 18-19, April 2014

2 Pages Posted: 13 Aug 2014

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Shawn G. Nevers

Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School

Date Written: August 11, 2014

Abstract

All legal researchers deal with a deluge of legal information. For law students learning how to conduct legal research, this abundance of information can be overwhelming and frustrating. Written for Student Lawyer magazine, this column presents several tips law students and all legal researchers can use to deal with legal information overload.

Keywords: legal research, information overload, terms and connectors, research plan, secondary sources, law librarians

Suggested Citation

Nevers, Shawn G., Taming Legal Information Overload (August 11, 2014). Student Lawyer, Vol. 42, No. 8, pp. 18-19, April 2014, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2478913

Shawn G. Nevers (Contact Author)

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

430 JRCB
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
United States

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