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Welcome to your legal research in class work.
This exercise takes you through a hypothetical and use of secondary sources to come up to speed on a subject. There are very specific instructions to follow. Please follow each step, even if you know the outcome. These steps will help you get you used to using the different databases available to you for all of your legal research and the thought process on choosing the right secondary source in your research.
Keep track of your research in a research log or trail. You will be directed throughout the exercise what to put in your research trail. A blank research log/trail is provided.
You will need the following databases to complete the work:
- BarBooks (L&C Access) This link opens in a new windowOnline library providing instant access to every Oregon State Bar (OSB) legal publication, including all supplements, revisions, and new books as they are released.
All L&C community members must first register for a free non-member account with the Oregon State Bar. Use your L&C name alias email (ex. acuthbert@lclark.edu, *not* lc21-1908@lclark.edu) when registering. If this is your first time, register here. - Lexis This link opens in a new window
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Lexis is a legal research platform that provides access to primary and secondary sources, including state and federal cases and statutes, news, a powerful citator, and treatises. Lewis & Clark law school students, faculty and staff should contact Meredith Kostek for registration instructions. - Westlaw This link opens in a new window
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Westlaw is a powerful search platform that allows you to search primary and secondary sources, including state and federal case law and statutes, news, legal encyclopedias, and treatises.
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