Computer-Aided Legal Research on the Internet, 2/E
Craig B. Simonsen, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Christian R. Andersen

ISBN-10: 0131197746
ISBN-13: 9780131197749

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2006
Format: Paper; 280 pp
Published: 10/10/2005

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For college-level paralegal courses on Legal Research and Legal Writing or a supplemental textbook for graduate-level legal research courses.

 

This textbook is an essential tool to assist paralegal and other legal studies instructors and programs in bringing computer-aided legal research alive for students and classrooms.  It provides an introduction to computers in the law, reviews and explains sources and evaluation of documents and materials found on the Internet, and features many examples of doing CALR.

 

For college-level paralegal courses on Legal Research and Legal Writing or a supplemental textbook for graduate-level legal research courses.

 

This textbook is an essential tool to assist paralegal and other legal studies instructors and programs in bringing computer-aided legal research alive for students and classrooms.  It provides an introduction to computers in the law, reviews and explains sources and evaluation of documents and materials found on the Internet, and features many examples of doing CALR.

 

 

NEW—Updated content.

~Conforms to the "Model Syllabus: Legal Research and Writing and CALR", prepared by the American Association for Paralegal Education (AAfPE)

 

NEW—New and reorganized chapters.

~Incorporates suggestions gathered from the previous edition’s reviews.

 

NEW–Added figures–Throughout the textbook.

 

 

Hallmark Features

 

 

Practice-specific chapters.

~Students learn about many different areas of law through exploring Internet-based resources.

 

Numerous research scenarios—Relating to real-life law practices and issues.

~Provides many research scenarios that can easily be re-created in the classroom computer laboratory setting or in studies.

 

Computer laboratories.

~Students get real-life skills practice through built-in computer laboratory time in each chapter doing what they would be assigned to do in a legal practice setting.

 

Chapter figures.

~Students can see what the screens should look like when doing the research.

 

  1. The Internet.

  2. Research on the Internet: Using Site Addresses and Directories.

  3. General Internet Resources and Tools.

  4. Essentials of Research on the Internet: Search Engines.

  5. Legal Research (Sources) on the Internet.

  6. Searching in Legal Databases on the Internet.

  7. General Sources of Topical Internet Resources.

  8. Evaluating Internet Resources and Information.

  9. Administrative Law Internet Sources and Sites.

10. Alternative Dispute Resolution Internet Sources and Site.

11. Bankruptcy Law Internet Sources and Sites.

12. Business, Contract, Corporate, and Securities Sources and Sites.

13. Criminal Law Internet Sources and Sites.

14. Elder and Aging Law Internet Sources and Sites.

15. Environmental Law Internet Sources and Sites.

16. Family Law Internet Sources and Sites.

17. Healthcare Law Internet Sources and Sites.

18. Immigration Law Internet Sources and Sites.

19. Intellectual Property Law Internet Sources and Sites.

20. International Law Internet Sources and Sites.

21. Labor and Employment Law Internet Sources and Sites.

22. Litigation, Personal Injury, and Tort Resource Internet Sources and Sites.

23. Occupational Safety and Health Law Internet Sources and Sites.

24. Real Estate Law Internet Sources and Sites.

25. Tax, Probate, Trusts and Estates Law Internet Sources and Sites.

Bibliography.

Appendix A: Internet Terms, Concepts, and Acronyms.

Appendix B: The Domain Name System.

Appendix C: Index to Internet Domains.

Appendix D: Netiquette.

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