From the home page on WestLaw Next, click on “Secondary Sources”. (Hint what do you find here)
Where do you find treatises, texts, and specific sources from states?
100
Is when you keep records of the sources consulted and not consulted when you researched an issue. Includes the citation, notes, the page, and any validating you do.
What is recording keeping?
100
Clarify the legal issue and gather all of the facts in your case.
What is the first step in legal research?
200
From the home page, click on "Statues & Court Rules" to find this.
Where do you find the United States Code Annotated on WestLaw Next?
200
Is when you write down information that you have found in your research. Include the page where the information came from. You do this so you do not have to search again for the same information.
What is note taking?
200
In this step you list words and terms that describes the problem. This step is used to help you when you use the index method.
What is the third step in legal research?
300
A program on WestLaw Next that uses flags to indicate when something is no longer good law, validates.
What is "KeyCite"?
300
This type of research uses secondary sources to educate yourself about the area of law.
What is background research?
300
This is the step where you determine which area of the law this problem falls into.
What is the second step in legal research?
400
On WestLaw Next you can either use the drop down box in the search bar or click on the different links on the home page to do this.
How do you limit search results?
400
The terms you learn while researching. You use this when you are consulting indexes.
What is research vocabulary?
400
These sources are where you get your information from, this is where you start your research so you can educate yourself on the issue.
What is secondary sources in legal research? (Meaning what role do secondary sources play in legal research).
500
Used to index case law and you can use this to help when looking for other cases when you already have a case on point.
What is the key numbers?
500
This guides your research. This is important because without it helps you determine the legal issue.
What is facts?
500
The importance of these terms is that they leave a written "trail" so you do not waste time on looking at the same cases.
What is the importance of note taking and record keeping in legal research?