Principles of Legal Research

Kent C. Olson, University of Virginia School of Law

Aaron S. Kirschenfeld, University of North Carolina School of Law

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This edition of Principles of Legal Research:

• Adds introductory text to each part of the book, with the goal of outlining, at a high level, why the concepts are treated as they are and why they are important to understand
• Adds introductory strategy for use of generative AI in research (Chapter 1)
• Clarifies discussion of non-periodical and periodical secondary sources (Chapters 2 & 3)
• Provides the resources necessary to keep current with developments in executive power and federal administrative law (Chapters 7 & 8)
• Expands coverage of American Indian law, including both federal Indian law and tribal law resources (Chapter 9)
• Reorganizes case research material to better reflect current use of legal research platforms (Chapter 12)
• Reorganizes factual information research chapter to better emphasize common, important tasks (Chapter 16)
• Adds or replaces over 40 new, high-quality illustrations

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