Legal Research in Practice
Hypo: arbitration clauses in employee handbooks
Preliminary Analysis
Secondary Sources
Treatises & Practice Guides
Advising California Employers and Employees (CEB)
Legal Encyclopedias & ALRs
ALRs cover narrow legal topics, with brief analyses of cases (frequently by jurisdiction.)
How to find a treatise or practice guide
- Ask! You sound smart if you ask if there's a treatise you should start with for background.
- Check our lists of treatises by subject: law.uci.edu/library/research/treatises
- Check Georgetown Law Library's lists - they show a "Gold Medal" for the most authoritative titles.
Primary Sources
Update
KeyCite/Shepard's
"Clean-up" search
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