Opportunities for Learning Legal Research & Writing
Legal Research Podcasts
Produced by students in the University at Buffalo course on Teaching Legal Research, offered as part of the JD/MLS Law Librarianship Program.
- Federal Cases, with Jessica de Perio
- Introduction to Federal Statutes, with Lauren Schroeder
- Introduction to New York Statutes, with Kristen Rinaldo
- Introduction to Secondary Sources: Commentary, with Lucie Olejnikova
- New York Administrative Regulations, with Tina Meyers
- New York Cases, with Benjamin Rinaldo
- Secondary Sources: Forms and Practice Materials, with Jim Loree
- United States Administrative Regulations, with Michelle Balsan
Textbooks
Videos - Koren AV Center
Berring on Legal Research: Deep Principles for Researching and Understanding the Law
DVD KF240 .B447 2006
- DVD 1. Why legal research is so important -- Knowing what you are doing -- Time & money: real life research -- The deep principles -- Judicial reports: judicial decisions, The three-part court structure, Structure of an opinion, The format, Finding cases -- Getting help --
- DVD 2. Thinking about research -- Statutes: The context, Federal statutes, State statutes -- Administrative law -- Secondary sources -- Research rules.
Legal Research for the 21st Century: Advanced Research
Videocass VHS KF 240 B4562 2001
- Tape 1 - International Law
- Tape 2 - Foreign Law
- Tape 3 - Intellectual Property Law
- Tape 4 - Environmental Law
CALI: Legal Writing and Research Lessons
Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction offers self-paced lessons, e.g.
- American Law Reports
- The Appeal Game
- Citation Form for Briefs and Legal Memoranda
- Drafting a Contract: The Sale of Goods
- Drafting Contracts Using 'Shall', 'May' and 'Must'
- Drafting with 'And' and 'Or'
- Federal Legislative History Research
- How to Brief a Case
- Internet Legal Resources -- Free Resources
- Learning Legal Analysis Through Its Components: Issue, Rule Application, Conclusion -- IRAC
- Legal Research 101: The Tools of the Trade
- Legal Research Methodology
- Researching Canadian Law: Case Approach
- Researching Federal Administrative Regulations
- Using IRAC to Develop an Object Memorandum of Law
- Writing Better Law School Exams: The Importance of Structure
Flipcharts
Hanging on the ends of the stacks on the second floor throughout the New York and Federal Core materials are charts that briefly explain the arrangement and use of primary and secondary legal tools.
The Internet