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Legal Research
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12/19/2013

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Books that Explain the law
Definition

Legal Encyclopedias

ALR

Legal Treatises

Legal Periodicals

Looseleaf Services

Term
Legal Encyclopedias:
Definition

Give a Broad View

AM JUR

CAL JUR

WITKIN 

CORPUS JURUS SECUNDUM

Term
American Law Reports
Definition
Annotations that summarize a topic, provide cases
Term
Legal Treatise
Definition
A book thoroughly explaining one area of the law
Term
Looseleaf services
Definition
Bring 1st and 2nd sources together and gives you up to date information on law, and news.
Term
Legal Periodicals
Definition
Commentary on the law, helps to explain it
Term
Sources that help find the law
Definition
All of the Digests identify points of the law using topic and key number and also direct the researcher to cases on that topic. Created to help lawyers find case law
Term
Books that contain the law
Definition

Primary sources of law. 

California and federal statutes

Wests code annotated

Deerings ca code annotated

Us code

Us code annotated 

Us code service 

CA CASE REPORTERS 

California reporter

pacific reporter 

california reports 

FEDERAL SUPPLEMENT 

FEDERAL RPRT

US Supreme ct reports 



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Books that update the law
Definition
Shepards
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Books that help practice the law
Definition

ca forms of pleading and practice

ca points and authorities

am jur

am jur proof of facts

am jur pleadings and practice forms

shepards causes of action

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