charlotte school of law 4/8/09 – 4/9/09 summer associate
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Charlotte School of Law
4/8/09 – 4/9/09
Summer Associate
American Law Reports (ALR)
Articles (called “annotations”), based on a real cases, explore the law of a jurisdiction that has dealt with the issue.
References to other sources Comprehensive index Updated yearly (pocket parts) Westlaw database (ALR)
American Jurisprudence 2d (AmJur 2d)
120+ volumes Broad, non-critical
overview of topics Citations to primary
materials, ALR, and other sources
Comprehensive index Updated yearly (pocket
parts) Westlaw database
(AMJUR)
Legal Forms
AmJur Legal Forms West’s Legal Forms Both available on Westlaw
Rabkin & Johnson’s Current Legal Forms
Available on Lexis
CSL research guides Finding forms Business drafting Drafting with Lexis
Martindale-Hubbell
Directory of lawyers, law firms, and corporate legal departments
International listings Law digests
All 50 states 80 other countries
Available on Lexis or at http://www.martindale.com
Practice Guides
Designed for practitioners Usually confined to one jurisdiction or area
of the law Often only one or two volumes Examples
West’s Legal Forms North Carolina DWI Trial Notebook North Carolina Prima Facie Tort
Manual
NC Resources
Strong’s NC Index NC version of AmJur References to NC statutes
& cases
Douglas’ Forms NC forms – civil, real
estate, divorce, wills, etc. Also available on Lexis.com
CSL research guide
South Carolina Resources
SC Jurisprudence SC version of AmJur References to SC statutes &
cases Not alphabetical by topic
SC treatises (check catalog) CSL research guide
Summer access to CSL databases
Database Description Use this summer?
Westlaw Comprehensive database of legal, scholarly, and news sources.
May use for summer school and unpaid internships. Click here for more info.
LexisNexis Comprehensive database of legal, scholarly, and news sources.
May use for summer school and unpaid internships.
Loislaw Database of federal and state case law, statutes, and regulations. Low-cost alternative to Lexis and Westlaw.
May use for any employment. Password may not be shared.
Casemaker Database of federal and state case law and statutes. Available with a membership to the NC Bar Association. Memberships are free to law students. See http://lawstudentdivision.ncbar.org.
May use any time for any purpose.
Other CSL databases
Available off-campus (library bar code) LexisNexis Congressional
Legislative historyCongressional documents
BNAArea of law newslettersCurrent awareness
See database list on web site
Final tips
Use Westlaw & Lexis reference attys1-800-45-LEXIS1-800-REF-ATTY
New Associate Skills Survey (2008) 7-step research strategy CSL can help!
Ref desk: [email protected]