Open AccessPractical Legal Research
Author(s) -
J. E. Côté,
Denise MacGregor
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr17
Subject(s) - legal research , legal profession , empirical legal studies , engineering ethics , law , political science , sociology , law and economics , psychology , engineering
Keeping current with changes in the law is fundamental for law students, lawyers, and judges. Effective skills in legal research are necessary to accomplish this goal. Unfortunately, most guidance on legal research tends towards either overly laborioustechniques or the use of shortcuts. This article addresses this issue by providing a practical, realistic, balanced, reliable, and flexible approach to the research that is critical in the legal profession.