Basic Legal Research Workbook, Revised Fifth Edition

Amy E. Sloan, Steven D. Schwinn, John D. Edwards

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A comprehensive companion to your legal research coursebook, Basic Legal Research Workbook provides a well-chosen range of exercises and assignments to familiarize students with fundamental online and print research sources. Logically and intuitively organized, Basic Legal Research Workbook’s coverage mirrors the research sources studied in first-year Legal Research courses, including both online and print sources. Research exercises are presented at graduated levels of difficulty, from guided research to open research requiring more advanced research skills. Online research exercises progressively instruct students on the latest interface features of commonly-used databases. Print assignments cover multiple jurisdictions, reducing the demand on single library sources.
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New to the Fifth Edition:
- All exercises updated to include instructions for the latest research platforms
- Flexible exercises that can be completed online or in print
- Updated problem sets
- Inclusion of Student Learning Outcomes that support formative and summative student assessment
- Updated exercises that reflect the latest versions of Westlaw and Lexis
- Questions that introduce students to Bloomberg Law and the latest government websites (e.g., govinfo.gov)
Professors and students will benefit from:
- Coverage that mirrors the research sources studied in first-year Legal Research courses, including both online and print sources
- A logical and intuitive organization
- Research exercises cover the scope and organization of research sources (emphasizing online but also including some print), review the research process, and reinforce students’ skills. Exercises are presented at graduated levels of difficulty, from guided research to open research requiring more advanced research skills
- Emphasis on online sources while maintaining coverage of key print resources for professors who teach print research.
- Online research exercises with progressively more complex questions to instruct students on the latest interface features of commonly-used databases
- Print assignments that can work in multiple jurisdictions, reducing the demand on single library sources
- Problem sets for all exercises
- An appealing and highly readable interior design.

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Publication Date: 2/17/2020
Copyright Year: 2020
Pages: 238
ISBNs:
Connected eBook + Print: 9781543804584
Connected eBook: 9781543844108

eBook: 9781543820867

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Author Information

Steven D. Schwinn

Steven Schwinn is an assistant editor at the John Marshall Law School. He came to John Marshall from the University of Maryland School of Law, where he joined the faculty in 2001. In 2005, he received the Clinical Legal Education Association Award for Excellence for his work as a faculty co-supervisor on a post-conviction case involving a petitioner’s claim of innocence, and has been recognized for his pro bono work. Previously, he taught at George Washington University Law School for two years. Professor Schwinn also was assistant general counsel for the Peace Corps from 1996 to 1999. In law school, he was a member of the editorial board of the American University Journal of Gender & Law. He has written and lectured on a variety of legal topics. Professor Schwinn’s specialty areas include constitutional law, negotiation, client interviewing, appellate advocacy, legal analysis, and writing.

John D. Edwards

John D. Edwards (J.D., M.A.L.S.) is Associate Dean for Information Resources and Technology and Professor of Law at Drake University Law School. He received his J.D. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, his M.A.L.S. from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and his B.A. from Southeast Missouri State University. At Drake he has directed the Legal Research program since 1985 and served as Executive Director of Legal Research and Writing for more than two decades. He is a coauthor of Iowa Legal Research (Carolina Academic Press) and the editor of the Iowa Legal Research Guide (William S. Hein & Co.). He and coauthors published CALI exercises for Iowa Legal Research: Primary Sources and Iowa Legal Research: Secondary Sources.

Amy E. Sloan

Sloan joined the University of Baltimore School of Law faculty as professor of law in 2001. From 2001 until 2010, she led the Legal Skills Program jointly with Eric B. Easton. Prior to joining the faculty, she taught at The George Washington University Law School, where she directed the Legal Research and Writing Program, and at the Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law. She served as an associate of the George Washington Law Review and as a law clerk to the Hon. William M. Nickerson and the Hon. Edward S. Northrop at the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.

As Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Sloan manages academic matters within the school, including scheduling courses, advising students, working with adjunct faculty, and advising the dean and the faculty on curricular matters.

Sloan's scholarly interests include legal research and writing, classical and contemporary rhetoric, and appellate practice. She is active in the Association of Legal Writing Directors and is a member of the Pennsylvania and District of Columbia bars.
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Revised Fifth Edition Materials

Exercise 1.1 online directions

2022 Replacement Pages - Chapter 9 (Updated PDF)

Fall 2022 Text Updates

Fifth Edition (Previous Edition) Materials

Fifth ed. (2016) Replacement Pages 2019 Update (Combined PDF)

Fifth ed. (2016) Replacement Pages 2019 Update (Individual Files)