Nemes and Coss' effective legal research / Bruce Bott, Ruth Talbot-Stokes.

Chatswood, N.S.W. : LexisNexis Australia, 2021

8th edition

198806

Effective legal research

Legal research -- Australia.

1. Introduction: the essentials

2. Citation and effective legal writing

3. Strategy and technique

4. Electronic research

5. Secondary sources

6. Legislation

7. Case law

8. An international perspective

Appendix A: Legal Citation Quick Guide

Appendix B: Research flowcharts

Index.

This practical book is an indispensable guide to mastering the techniques and strategies that are vital for successful legal research and writing. The authors canvass a wide variety of electronic and print based resources relevant to Australian law and provide worked examples based on contextual problems and pointers to potential dangers. Helpful illustrations, flowcharts and diagrams familiarise readers with the environment in which they will be undertaking research. The eighth edition has been comprehensively updated to reflect current research methods and platforms, with a focus on electronic sources of legal information. It showcases many new enhancements and developments to legal research platforms, including Lexis+, New Westlaw and CCH Pinpoint databases. Citation information assists researchers to produce clear, well-referenced writing conforming to the latest edition of the widely adopted Australian Guide to Legal Citation. - Publisher's website.

Previous edition: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780409353303

xiv, 371 pages : illustrated ; 25 cm